The Tennessee Senate Local Government Committee had been set to hear SB 2189 on Tuesday, March 22. However the hearing has been postponed until Wednesday, March 23. This is the bill to ease the petition needed for new party recognition.

An identical bill in the House lost on the House floor last week, by only two votes. More representatives voted for it than against it, but abstentions count as “no” votes, and 15 representatives didn’t vote. If the Senate bill passes, that bill could be brought up in the House later.