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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 13, 2026

Democrat-sponsored legislation that would restore voting rights for formerly incarcerated people passed with bipartisan support in the state Senate, the Nashville Post reports. SB336/HB687 would remove a current requirement that individuals returning from incarceration have to pay off outstanding court fees in order to restore their voting rights. It also restructures a current requirement that those individuals must be caught up on any child support payments. Under the legislation, they would be required to be compliant with child support orders only within the past year. A House version of the bill passed the Judiciary Committee last month and is waiting further action.