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Tennessee General Assembly · SB 1059 · Companion House Bill substituted

Election Laws - As enacted, revises the definition of "contribution," for purposes of financial disclosures under the state's campaign finance laws, to include an activity done independently of or in coordination with a

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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, revises the definition of "contribution," for purposes of financial disclosures under the state's campaign finance laws, to include an activity done independently of or in coordination with a candidate, candidate's political campaign committee, or agent, related to the development, production, and use of canvassing literature and scripts to be used in a door-knocking campaign for a candidate's election. - Amends TCA Title 2. Companion bill has been assigned Public Cha
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Filed for introduction · Feb 5, 2025

House

Intro., P1C. · Feb 6, 2025

House

P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. · Feb 10, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) withdrawn. · Feb 11, 2025

House

Sponsor change. · Feb 11, 2025

House

Ref. to State & Local Government Committee · Mar 17, 2025

House

Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee · Mar 17, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/25/2025 · Mar 19, 2025

House

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee · Mar 25, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 26, 2025

House

Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025 · Mar 26, 2025

House

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 2, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025 · Apr 2, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 3, 2025

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 · Apr 3, 2025

House

H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0287) · Apr 7, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 7, 2025

House

Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 11, PNV 2 · Apr 7, 2025

House

Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. · Apr 8, 2025

House

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration · Apr 9, 2025

Senate

Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. · Apr 15, 2025

Senate

Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0309) · Apr 15, 2025

Senate

Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 3 · Apr 15, 2025

Senate

Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. · Apr 16, 2025

House

Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 22, 2025

House

Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 22, 2025

Senate

Transmitted to Governor for his action. · Apr 22, 2025

House

Signed by Governor. · May 2, 2025

Senate

Pub. Ch. 350 · May 8, 2025

Senate

Effective date(s) 05/02/2025 · May 8, 2025

Senate

Filed for introduction · Feb 5, 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

Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 · Mar 26, 2025

Senate

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 · Apr 1, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 · Apr 11, 2025

Senate

Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2025 · Apr 14, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025 · Apr 14, 2025

Senate

Companion House Bill substituted · Apr 15, 2025

Senate

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Lowe

Recorded votes

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0Senate · 2025-04-01 · Passed · Ayes 6, Noes 2
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: Companion House Bill substituted (Apr 15, 2025).