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HB0722 • 2026

Election Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-2-132, relative to the purging of permanent voter registration records.

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Sponsor
Warner, Hensley
Last action
2025-04-02
Official status
Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on specific federal laws or their impact on voter purging processes.

Election Law Changes for Voter Registration Purging

This bill changes Tennessee's election laws to clarify that county election commissions must remove voter registrations from permanent lists when required by state law, unless federal law prevents them from doing so.

What This Bill Does

  • Clarifies the duty of county election commissions to purge permanent registration records of certain voters as required by state law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County election commissions in Tennessee
  • Voters whose registrations might be removed from permanent voter registration lists

Terms To Know

Permanent Voter Registration Records
The official list of voters who are registered to vote in elections.
County Election Commissions
Local government offices that manage voter registration and election processes in each county.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify which federal laws might prevent the purging of certain voters.
  • The exact impact on individual voters is unclear without knowing specific cases where federal law would apply.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee

  2. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

  3. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

  4. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

  5. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025

  6. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

  7. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  8. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  9. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025

  10. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  11. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/19/2025

  12. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025

  13. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/12/2025

  14. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025

  16. 2025-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  17. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/25/2025

  18. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  19. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee

  20. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  21. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  22. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  23. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  24. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 823
By Hensley

HOUSE BILL 722
By Warner

HB0722
000804
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-
2-132, relative to the purging of permanent voter
registration records.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-2-132, is amended by deleting the
section and substituting:
The commission shall purge the permanent registration records of those persons
whose registrations are required to be purged under § 2-2-106, unless otherwise
prohibited by federal law.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.