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type: "Bill"
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title: "Election Laws - As enacted, requires the coordinator of elections, in collaboration with the department of safety, prior to January 1, 2028, to create a secure, electronic portal through which each county administrator of elections may access information to verify, prior to processing an applicant's application to register to vote, whether the applicant is a United States citizen based upon records on file at the time of issuance of the most recent driver license or identification card or other credential from the department of safety; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 41 and Title 55."
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description: "Election Laws - As enacted, requires the coordinator of elections, in collaboration with the department of safety, prior to January 1, 2028, to create a secure, electronic portal through which each county administrator of elections may access information to verify, prior to processing an applicant's application to register to vote, whether the applicant is a United States citizen based upon records on file at the time of issuance of the most recent driver license or identification card or other credential from the department of safety; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 41 and Title 55."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "114"
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identifier: "HB 69"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 69 (114)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Election Laws"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 44
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2025-01-07"
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last_action: "2025-05-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2fc858a-c287-4610-9c82-1b029e0afef9"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0069&ga=114"
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source_hash: "3289f49f450ef9299326128ee7deccd58fb64d30862e16f355e0165528ec662d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee HB 69 (114) — Election Laws - As enacted, requires the coordinator of elections, in collaboration with the department of safety, prior to January 1, 2028, to create a secure, electronic portal through which each county administrator of elections may access information to verify, prior to processing an applicant's application to register to vote, whether the applicant is a United States citizen based upon records on file at the time of issuance of the most recent driver license or identification card or other credential from the department of safety; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 41 and Title 55.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment HA0138** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0138.pdf)
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2. **Amendment HA0139** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0139.pdf)
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3. **Amendment SA0409** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0409.pdf)
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4. **Amendment SA0410** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0410.pdf)
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5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0069.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/11/2025 Passed — **6–1** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (3) — **27–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed — **72–22** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 4/17/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **77–18** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (4) — **11–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Transportation Committee 3/19/2025 Passed — **16–2** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/25/2025 Passed — **18–1** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2025 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Lamberth — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-07** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2025-01-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2025-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2025-01-15** P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
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- **2025-01-16** Ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Transportation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-28** Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2025-03-05** Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
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- **2025-03-11** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-12** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025
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- **2025-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/25/2025
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- **2025-03-19** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Transportation Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2025-03-25** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-25** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-26** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
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- **2025-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2025-04-02** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
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- **2025-04-02** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/9/2025
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- **2025-04-09** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
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- **2025-04-09** Placed behind the budget
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- **2025-04-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
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- **2025-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
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- **2025-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
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- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
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- **2025-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0410)
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- **2025-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0409)
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- **2025-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
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- **2025-04-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2025-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
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- **2025-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 77, Nays 18, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2025-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2025-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0139) `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0138) `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-05-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/21/2025
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- **2025-05-27** Pub. Ch. 473
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2fc858a-c287-4610-9c82-1b029e0afef9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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