Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13.

This bill changes the nominating process for candidates for United States senator. Under present law, statewide political parties must nominate their candidates for United States senator by vote of the members of the party in primary elections at the regular August election. This bill revises the above provision to instead require that candidates for the U.S. senate be nominated as follows in order to be placed upon the appropriate general election November ballot: (1) The members in the majority caucus in the state senate must, in an open meeting, select a person to be considered for that party's nominee for candidate in the general election in the manner prescribed by rules adopted by the caucus. The rules must establish a mechanism for citizens desiring to be considered as a candidate for the seat to have their names placed in nomination. The minority caucus in the senate will do the same; and (2) The members of the majority and minority caucuses of the house must, in open meetings, vote to accept or reject the person selected by the senate majority and minority caucuses, respectively, to run as that party's candidate in the general election. If the person selected by a senate caucus receives a majority of the house caucus votes in favor of nomination, that person is that party's nominee. A recognized minor party may nominate a person for the United States senate by any method authorized under the rules of the party or by primary election. A person selected pursuant to this bill who does not win the nomination as candidate for the majority or minority party will be prohibited from qualifying as an independent candidate or write-in candidate in the general election for United States senator. This bill will be repealed January 1, 2034.