Election Laws - As enacted, generally requires statewide political parties to nominate their candidates in primary elections for all offices for which partisan elections are held at the regular August or regular November
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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, generally requires statewide political parties to nominate their candidates in primary elections for all offices for which partisan elections are held at the regular August or regular November election; authorizes, in a county in which a statewide political party nominated a candidate by a method other than a primary election in 2022 or 2024, the statewide political party in such county to continue to use such method with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 2. SB07
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Feb 4, 2025
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 5, 2025
House
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee · Feb 6, 2025
House
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee · Feb 10, 2025
House
Sponsor change. · Mar 10, 2025
House
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/25/2025 · Mar 19, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 24, 2025
House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee · Mar 25, 2025
House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025 · Mar 26, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 31, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 1, 2025
House
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025 · Apr 2, 2025
House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025 · Apr 2, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 3, 2025
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 8, 2025
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025 · Apr 9, 2025
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 · Apr 10, 2025
House
Comp. SB subst. · Apr 14, 2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 14, 2025
House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 259 · Apr 29, 2025
Senate
Filed for introduction · Feb 4, 2025
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 10, 2025
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee · Feb 12, 2025
Senate
Sponsor change. · Mar 11, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 · Mar 26, 2025
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 26, 2025
Senate
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025 · Apr 1, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025 · Apr 1, 2025
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 · Apr 2, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025 · Apr 7, 2025
Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0329) · Apr 9, 2025
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 3 · Apr 9, 2025
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 9, 2025
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Apr 9, 2025
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Apr 10, 2025
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 14, 2025
House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0348) · Apr 14, 2025
House
Passed H., Ayes 60, Nays 25, PNV 2 · Apr 14, 2025
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 16, 2025
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 17, 2025
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 21, 2025
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 21, 2025
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Apr 24, 2025
Senate
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2025-04-14 · Passed · Ayes 60, Noes 25, Present and not voting 2
as Amended Third ConsiderationSenate · 2025-04-09 · Passed · Ayes 27, Noes 3, Present and not voting 1
Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Calendar CommitteeSenate · 2025-04-02 · Passed · Ayes 8, 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: Signed by Governor. (Apr 24, 2025).