FILE - John Weare of Free the Vote Coalition speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee could lift its requirement that people with a felony conviction must get their gun rights restored if they want the ability to vote again under a bipartisan bill that has begun progressing late in the legislative calendar. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
FILE - Rep. Antonio Parkinson, D-Memphis, stands in a House committee meeting during special session of the state legislature on public safety Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee could lift its requirement that people with a felony conviction must get their gun rights restored if they want the ability to vote again under a bipartisan bill that has begun progressing late in the legislative calendar. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)