Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 8 R cosponsors

HB 0855 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 259

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 17, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  4. Sponsor change.

  5. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

  8. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

  9. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0

  10. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025

  11. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0329)

  12. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 3

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  15. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  16. Subst. for comp. HB.

  17. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0348)

  18. Passed H., Ayes 60, Nays 25, PNV 2

  19. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  20. Signed by Senate Speaker

  21. Signed by H. Speaker

  22. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  23. Signed by Governor.

  24. Pub. Ch. 259

  25. Effective date(s) 04/24/2025

  26. Filed for introduction

  27. Intro., P1C.

  28. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  29. Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee

  30. Sponsor change.

  31. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/25/2025

  32. Sponsor(s) Added.

  33. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  34. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025

  35. Sponsor(s) Added.

  36. Sponsor(s) Added.

  37. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025

  38. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025

  39. Sponsor(s) Added.

  40. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  41. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  42. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  43. Comp. SB subst.

  44. Sponsor(s) Added.

  45. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 259

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 124 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (124)

124 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0855 do?
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.
Who sponsors HB 0855?
HB 0855 is sponsored by Hicks T, Reeves, Lee (Republican), Sexton, Cameron (Republican), McCalmon, Jake (Republican), Faison, Jeremy (Republican), Marsh, Pat (Republican), Moon, Jerome (Republican), Atchley, Fred (Republican), and Williams, Ryan (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 0855?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2025. Enacted.
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