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HB2596 • 2026

Election Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 4; Title 8; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 41, relative to voting rights.

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Sponsor
Camper, Akbari
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the scope of 'all elections' as mentioned in the candidate explanation.

Election Complaints Law

This bill requires county election commissions in Tennessee to document and electronically send complaints about voting rights violations to the state election commission.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires county election commissions to write down details of any complaint they receive about someone's right to vote being violated.
  • Specifies that these complaints must be sent electronically to the state election commission.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County election commissions
  • State election commission

Terms To Know

bonafide complaint
A real and honest complaint about a violation of someone's voting rights.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens after the state election commission receives these complaints.
  • It is unclear how this law will be enforced or if there are penalties for non-compliance.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

  2. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  3. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  4. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  5. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  7. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  8. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  9. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  10. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2378
By Akbari

HOUSE BILL 2596
By Camper
HB2596
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2;
Title 4; Title 8; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 41,
relative to voting rights.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 12, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
If a county election commission receives a bonafide complaint of a violation of a
person's right to vote in an election, the county election commission shall document the
details of the complaint and electronically submit the complaint to the state election
commission.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.