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House sets constitutional amendment (SJR 624) for third reading to limit voting to U.S. citizens
Summary
Senate Joint Resolution 624, which would amend Article 4, Section 1 of the Tennessee Constitution to specify that only U.S. citizens may vote in state and local elections, was read for second consideration and set for third and final reading on April 16, 2026.
The House read Senate Joint Resolution 624 for its second reading and agreed to set it for third and final reading on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
The resolution proposes to amend Article 4, Section 1 of the Tennessee Constitution to include explicit language that "Every person being 18 years of age, being a citizen of The United States... shall be entitled to vote in all federal, state, and local elections held in the county or district in which such person resides," and to add the clause: "No person who is not a citizen of The United States shall be entitled to vote in any election held in this state, including elections for state, county, municipal, or district offices, or for any ballot measure, referendum, or other questions submitted to the people." The clerk read the full text of the proposed amendment on the floor.
Chairman Farmer moved to set SJR 624 for a third and final reading on Thursday, April 16; the motion was made without objection and ordered.
No floor vote on final adoption occurred during this session; the transcript records only the second reading and the scheduling of the third reading.
