Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

HB 1669 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 690

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  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 January 13, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 06, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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 TCA Title 2.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Pub. Ch. 690

  2. Effective date(s) 04/16/2026

  3. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 690

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. Signed by H. Speaker

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0787)

  10. Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 0

  11. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  12. Comp. SB subst.

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  15. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0738)

  16. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  19. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  20. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  21. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026

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

  23. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  24. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

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

  26. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  27. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/17/2026

  28. Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

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

  30. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

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

  32. Intro., P1C.

  33. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  34. Filed for introduction

  35. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (129)

129 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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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1669 do?
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 TCA Title 2.
Who sponsors HB 1669?
HB 1669 is sponsored by Rudd, Tim (Republican), Crawford, John (Republican), Reedy, Jay D. (Republican), and Cepicky, Scott (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1669?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2026. Enacted.
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