Tennessee SB 1377: Political Parties - As introduced, bars a member of a decertified county political party from being allowed membership into a newly formed county political party until two years have passed from the time of decertification, unless the member provides good cause for membership and the chair of the state executive committee approves. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13.

Bill Text

SB1377 
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HOUSE BILL 1351  
By Staples 
 
SENATE BILL 1377  
By  Tate 
 
 
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, 
Chapter 13, relative to political parties. 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: 
 SECTION 1.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 13, Part 1, is amended by 
adding the following language as a new section: 
 (a)  If the chair of the state executive committee of a political party decertifies one 
(1) of its county political parties, then no members of the decertified county political party 
shall be allowed membership into any newly formed county political party to take the 
place of the decertified political party until two (2) years have passed from the time of 
decertification. 
 (b)  Notwithstanding subsection (a), the chair of the state executive committee 
may offer membership into any newly formed county political party as described in 
subsection (a) to any member of the decertified county political party prior to the 
expiration of the two-year period described in subsection (a) for good cause shown. 
 SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring 
it.