HB1745

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 40, relative to voting rights.

Failed·2/18/26
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Tennessee HB1745 amends voting rights laws to clarify and restore suffrage for those convicted of infamous crimes.

Tennessee HB1745 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 40, to clarify and restore voting rights for individuals convicted of infamous crimes. The bill specifies that a U.S. citizen who is a resident of Tennessee and is 18 years or older is a qualified voter unless disqualified under the law or currently imprisoned, on probation, or on parole for an infamous crime. It also details conditions under which voting rights can be restored, such as through pardons or the expiration of sentences.

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History

Feb 18

House

Failed for lack of second in: Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Feb 11

House

Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

Jan 22

House

P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee