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SB 1028 TN
Introduced

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.

TN · session 114 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 5, 2025

Latest action (Mar 10, 2026) Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee

Sponsor (1)

Action history (8)

  1. Feb 5, 2025 Sponsor change. · lower
  2. Feb 5, 2025 Filed for introduction · lower
  3. Feb 10, 2025 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · lower
  4. Feb 12, 2025 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee · upper
  5. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 · lower
  6. Mar 3, 2026 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 · lower
  7. Mar 3, 2026 Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/10/2026 · lower
  8. Mar 10, 2026 Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee · lower
Subjects
Election Laws

Text versions (2)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Current Version · PDF
  • Amendment SA0622 · PDF

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