Tennessee House · Mar 25, 2026
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in State & Local Government Committee 3/25/2026 Failed
Result: fail
HB 1159: Election Laws - As introduced, requires a voter to designate on the voter registration record a political party with which the voter is affiliated in order to vote in primary elections for such political party. - Amends TCA Title 2.
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
Totals
| Nay | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 6 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 11 |
| Total | 11 | 11 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Rush Bricken(Republican) | Yea |
| Ed Butler(Republican) | Yea |
| Michele Carringer(Republican) | Nay |
| Jesse Chism(Democratic) | Nay |
| John Crawford(Republican) | Yea |
| Vincent Dixie(Democratic) | Nay |
| Rick Eldridge(Republican) | Nay |
| Dan Howell(Republican) | Yea |
| Michael Lankford(Republican) | Yea |
| Tom Leatherwood(Republican) | Yea |
| Mary Littleton(Republican) | Nay |
| Greg Martin(Republican) | Yea |
| Jake McCalmon(Republican) | Yea |
| Larry Miller(Democratic) | Nay |
| Bo Mitchell(Democratic) | Nay |
| Jerome Moon(Republican) | Yea |
| Jason Powell(Democratic) | Nay |
| Dennis Powers(Republican) | Yea |
| Tim Rudd(Republican) | Yea |
| Iris Rudder(Republican) | Nay |
| Gabby Salinas(Democratic) | Nay |
| Dave Wright(Republican) | Nay |