Senate Bill 1825 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, by introducing a new section that establishes eligibility criteria for candidates in primary elections for federal office. Specifically, the bill stipulates that individuals who hold dual citizenship or who are not natural-born citizens of the United States shall not qualify as candidates. The bill defines "dual citizenship" as a legal status where a person is recognized as a citizen of both the United States and another country, and "natural-born citizen" as someone who is a U.S. citizen at birth, either by being born in the U.S. or born abroad to U.S. citizen parents.
The act is set to take effect immediately upon becoming law, emphasizing the importance of these eligibility requirements for candidates seeking federal office in Tennessee.