Election Laws - As enacted, makes various changes to election laws, including, but not limited to, requiring certain reimbursements to county election commissions for primary elections to be processed in the same manner
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Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Election Laws - As enacted, makes various changes to election laws, including, but not limited to, requiring certain reimbursements to county election commissions for primary elections to be processed in the same manner as expenses for the presidential preference primary, and eliminating authorization for certain state entities and officers to accept or expend grants, gifts, or funding from private persons, corporations, organizations, or political parties for conducting an election. - Amends TC
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 13, 2026
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Jan 14, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee · Jan 15, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 · Mar 17, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 · Mar 24, 2026
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0738) · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5 · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 30, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 2, 2026
House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0787) · Apr 2, 2026
House
Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 0 · Apr 2, 2026
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 2, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 6, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 6, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 7, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Apr 16, 2026
Senate
Pub. Ch. 690 · Apr 27, 2026
House
Effective date(s) 04/16/2026 · Apr 27, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Jan 14, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Jan 15, 2026
House
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. · Jan 21, 2026
House
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee · Mar 9, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee · Mar 9, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/17/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee · Mar 17, 2026
House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 24, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 · Mar 25, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 · Mar 26, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Apr 2, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 2, 2026
House
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-24 · Passed · Ayes 19, Noes 2
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-17 · Passed · Ayes 6, Noes 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Sponsor(s) Added. (Apr 2, 2026).