Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13.

Present law requires that statewide political parties nominate their candidate for certain offices, including the office of U.S. senator, by vote of the members of the party in primary elections at the regular August election. This bill revises the above provision to require that candidates for the U.S. senate instead be nominated as follows: (1) The house and senate members of the majority party, by joint caucus and in an open meeting, will nominate a person to run as that party's 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; (2) The house and senate members of the minority party, by joint caucus and in an open meeting, will nominate a person to run as that party's candidate in the same manner as described in (1); and (3) A recognized minor party may nominate persons for the U.S. senate in any manner authorized under the rules of the party or by primary election. A person nominated at the caucus who does not win the nomination as candidate for the majority party or minority party will not qualify as an independent candidate or write-in candidate in the general election for U.S. senator. Under this bill, a person nominated as a party candidate at two consecutive caucuses pursuant to (1) or (2) above and who serves as U.S. senator for two consecutive terms will not be eligible for nomination at the next caucus at which a candidate is nominated to fill the office of U.S. senator to which such person was elected.