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.
