Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes nominees to fill a vacancy for a judge, district attorney general, or public defender occurring later than 180 days before the qualifying deadline to be selected by statewide political parties by any method authorized by the rules of the party. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 55, Chapter 50.
SB 367 amends Tennessee election laws to enhance voter registration verification and voting procedures. It requires monthly checks of voter databases against federal/state databases (like the SAVE program) to confirm U.S. citizenship, and creates a process where registered voters can challenge others' registration qualifications in writing with a hearing. The bill also mandates that voters who register by mail or online must vote in person for their first election with ID proof, unless they're on the permanent absentee list or in an address confidentiality program. Additionally, it requires optical scanners to handle hand-marked ballots without unreadable codes and saves digital ballot images at 600 DPI for public review after elections. These changes directly affect all Tennessee voters, election officials, and the registration/voting process.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Signed Feb 23, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 23, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0547)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 6
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0461)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 2
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/3/2026
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/27/2026
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Briggs
RRepublican
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