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TN HB 999

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Election Laws - As introduced, requires all ballots cast in an election to have a secure watermark; requires the official tabulation count of a ballot scanner to be based on the text or machine mark portion of a ballot; makes certain other changes related to ballots and elections; creates programs for the scanning and auditing of ballots. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2025-02-06
Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-10 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Barrettprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-05

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-06

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-10

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-11

    Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-25

    Sponsor change.

    sponsorship

  6. 2025-02-25

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

    sponsorship

  7. 2026-02-25

    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  8. 2026-03-03

    Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to 3/10/2026

  9. 2026-03-05

    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  10. 2026-03-10

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0999&ga=114

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