(TENNESSEAN) – A bill to place residency requirements on Tennessee congressional candidates cleared its final hurdle in the General Assembly on Monday as both chambers agreed to allow the requirements to take effect immediately upon signing.
The House and Senate had previously passed competing versions of the bill, which implicitly targeted the candidacy of Morgan Ortagus, whose bid for the 5th Congressional District in the Republican primary could be deemed ineligible if the bill is signed into law.
The bill requires eligible candidates to live in the state and district they seek to represent for at least three years prior to the election.
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