On April 2, Tennessee State Senator Jim Kyle, leader of the Democrats in the Senate, introduced SR 37. It is a resolution to create a committee to study the issue of minor party ballot access. The Resolution, if passed, will create a Committee that includes five Senators (appointed by the Senate Speaker), a representative from the Secretary of State, and a representative chosen by the Speaker from the ranks of the Constitution Party, the Green Party, and the Libertarian Party.

The resolution also says that the committee would meet during 2013, would study the ballot access laws of other states, and would make its report by December 1, 2013. Thanks to Daniel Lewis for this news.