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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 999: Election Laws - As introduced, requires all ballots cast in an election to have a secure watermark; requires the official tabulation count of a ballot scanner to be based on the text or machine mark portion of a ballot; makes certain other changes related to ballots and elections; creates programs for the scanning and auditing of ballots. - Amends TCA Title 2.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 999 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Election Laws - As introduced, requires all ballots cast in an election to have a secure watermark; requires the official tabulation count of a ballot scanner to be based on the text or machine mark portion of a ballot; makes certain other changes related to ballots and elections; creates programs for the scanning and auditing of ballots. - Amends TCA Title 2. Primary sponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2026): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jody BarrettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
  2. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
  3. Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to 3/10/2026
  4. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
  5. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
  6. Sponsor change.
  7. Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
  8. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
  9. Intro., P1C.
  10. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source