The Tennessee General Assembly adjourned its regular legislative session on April 23 after sending 11 election-related bills to Gov. Bill Lee (R), who signed the final ones on May 22.

Among those bills was SB 336, which removes the requirements for individuals convicted of a felony to have paid all court costs and be current on all child support payments in order to be eligible to receive a court order restoring their voting rights. Instead, the new law requires that the individuals comply with all child support orders for the previous 12 months before they can regain their voting rights.

On March 9, the Tennessee House passed SB 336 64-24, with 43 Republicans and all 21 Democrats voting in favor and 24 Republicans voting against. On March 12, the Tennessee Senate approved the bill 31-1, with 25 Republicans and six Democrats voting in favor and one Republican voting against. Lee signed the bill on March 26.

Other election bills enacted in 2026 include:

• SB 1619, which removes a provision allowing county election boards to accept grants or gifts from private groups with approval from the secretary of state or a designee.
• SB 1858, which establishes procedures for how redistricting litigation is handled.
• HB 2185, which allows an online portal for election officials to access data from the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system run by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The data can be used to verify voter registration.
• SB 2320, which allows officeholders to use campaign funds to enhance security for their personal residences.

Legislators also passed two proposed constitutional amendments. Both amendments must be approved again by the state legislature by a two-thirds vote before being sent to voters.

• SJR 624 would establish that only United States citizens are eligible to vote in all federal, state, county, municipal, and district elections held in Tennessee. 
• SJR 551 would move elections for judicial offices and most county offices to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, starting in 2034.

Lawmakers also enacted three other bills in a special redistricting session held May 5-7. Lee called the session on May 1, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.

HB 7003 redistricts the state’s nine congressional districts ahead of the 2026 elections. The House approved HB 7003 64-25 on May 6, with 64 Republicans voting in favor and 23 Democrats and two Republicans voting against. The Senate approved the bill on May 7, 25-5, with 25 Republicans voting in favor and five Democrats against. Lee signed the bill on May 7.

Lawmakers also enacted HB 7002, which eliminated a prohibition on changing congressional districts between apportionments of representation, and HB 7001, which created a special candidate qualifying period for congressional races under the new districts.

Tennessee enacted 12 election-related bills in 2025, 14 in 2024, and 10 in 2023. Legislators introduced 82 election bills in 2026, compared with 96 in 2025.