TN House And Senate Committees To Hear Bill Requiring Immigration Status Check For Potential Voters

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The Tennessee Conservative [By Jason Vaughn] –

Companion bills requiring potential voters to be checked for immigration status were placed on the Finance, Ways, and Means Committees for both the Tennessee House and Senate.

House Bill 0835 (HB0835) and Senate Bill 0137 (SB0137) are both scheduled to be heard next week.

House Bill 0835 (HB0835), sponsored by Representative Bryan Richey (R-Maryville-District 20), states, “As introduced, requires the coordinator of elections to compare the statewide voter registration database with those of other relevant state agencies and county records when compiling information to distribute to the county elections commissions for purposes of purging voters who have moved; requires the coordinator of elections to compare the statewide voter registration database with the department of safety database to ensure non-United States citizens are not registered to vote in this state. – Amends TCA Section 2-2-106 and Section 2-2-141.”

House Bill 0835 was referred to the House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for hearing on April 18th.

The companion Senate Bill 0137 was recommended for passage by the Senate State and Local Government Committee on March 28th and was referred to the Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for hearing on April 20th. 

Anyone who would like to express support for these pieces of legislation is encouraged to contact House and Senate members prior to those meeting dates using the contact information below.

House Finances, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

Gary Hicks (Chair) (R) – rep.gary.hicks@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-7480

Charlie Baum (R) – rep.charlie.baum@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-6849

Scotty Campbell (R) – rep.scotty.campbell@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2050

Karen Camper (D) – rep.karen.camper@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1898

Mark Cochran (R) – rep.mark.cochran@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1725

Jeremy Faison (R) – rep.jeremy.faison@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-6871

Johnny Garrett (R) – rep.johnny.garrett@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-3893

David B. Hawk (R) – rep.david.hawk@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-7482

Patsy Hazlewood (R) – rep.patsy.hazlewood@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2746

Harold Love, Jr. (D) – rep.harold.love@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-3831

Jerome Moon (R) – rep.jerome.moon@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-5481

Johnny Shaw (D) – rep.johnny.shaw@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-4538

Sam Whitson (R) – rep.sam.whitson@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1864

Ryan Williams (R) – rep.ryan.williams@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1875

Senate Finances, Ways, and Means Committee

Bo Watson (Chair) (R) – sen.bo.watson@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-3227

John Stevens (R) – sen.john.stevens@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-4576

Joey Hensley (R) – sen.joey.hensley@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-3100

Ferrell Haile (R) – sen.ferrell.haile@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1999

Jack Johnson (R) – sen.jack.johnson@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2495

London Lamar (D) – sen.london.lamar@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2509

Bill Powers (R) – sen.bill.powers@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2374

Page Walley (R) – sen.page.walley@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2368

Dawn White (R) – sen.dawn.white@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-6853)

Ken Yager (R) – sen.ken.yager@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1449

Jeff Yarbro (D) – sen.jeff.yarbro@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-3291

About the Author: Jason Vaughn, Media Coordinator for The Tennessee Conservative  ~ Jason previously worked for a legacy publishing company based in Crossville, TN in a variety of roles through his career.  Most recently, he served as Deputy Director for their flagship publication. Prior, he was a freelance journalist writing articles that appeared in the Herald Citizen, the Crossville Chronicle and The Oracle among others.  He graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a Bachelor’s in English-Journalism, with minors in Broadcast Journalism and History.  Contact Jason at news@TennesseeConservativeNews.com