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HB1283 • 2026

Election Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.

Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Hill, Crowe
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 394
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the consequences if an official fails to complete the required training, nor does it specify how the change in voter information retention will impact current practices.

Election Training Requirements

This bill changes Tennessee's election laws to require training on temporary identification for non-U.S. citizens that cannot be used as proof of identity when applying for a ballot.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the coordinator of elections to include training on temporary forms of identification issued to non-United States citizens, which may not be used as evidence of identification on an application for a ballot, in their minimum standards for educating election officials.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Election officials who need to complete the required training.

Terms To Know

Temporary forms of identification
Documents given to non-U.S. citizens that are not valid as proof of identity when applying for a ballot.
Coordinator of elections
The person in charge of setting standards and training for election officials in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is unclear how the change to voter information retention will affect current practices.
  • The bill does not specify what happens if an official fails to complete the required training.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB1283

Plain English: This amendment adds a new requirement for election officials to include training on temporary identification forms issued to non-U.S. citizens in their educational standards.

  • Adds a new subsection (e) to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-4-108, which requires the coordinator of elections to include training on temporary identification forms for non-U.S. citizens that cannot be used as voter ID.
  • The amendment does not specify what types of temporary identification are covered or provide details about how this training should be implemented.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1143

Plain English: This amendment adds a new requirement for election officials to include training on temporary identification forms issued to non-U.S. citizens in their educational standards.

  • Adds a new subsection (e) to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-4-108, which requires the coordinator of elections to include training on temporary identification forms for non-U.S. citizens that cannot be used as voter ID.
  • The amendment does not specify what types of temporary identification are covered or provide details about how this training should be implemented.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 394

  2. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 01/01/2026

  3. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 394

  4. 2025-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  11. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 23, PNV 0

  12. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0289)

  13. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  14. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  15. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025

  16. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  18. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5, PNV 1

  19. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0325)

  20. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025

  21. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025

  22. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2025

  23. 2025-04-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  24. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  25. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  26. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  28. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  29. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  31. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  34. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee

  35. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  36. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  37. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  38. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  39. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  40. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  41. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 15, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED
AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1143, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, require t
he coordinator of elections
to
include
,

in the coordinator's
minimum standards for educating election officials
,
training on temporary forms of ide
ntification issued to non-United States citizens that may not be used as evidence of identification
on an application for ballot.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 1143
By Crowe

HOUSE BILL 1283
By Hill

HB1283
002918
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2,
relative to elections.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-2-134(c), is amended by deleting
the language "shall be retained by the county election commission for two (2) years from the
date of the purge" and substituting instead "shall be retained by the county election commission
for three (3) years from the date of the purge".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.