Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 0626 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.

Last action — Effective date(s) 05/05/2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 22, 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 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Election Laws - As enacted, revises present law relative to voting and county election commissions, such as requiring the commission to publish a notice of the location of the provisional counting board, prohibiting the commission from tabulating any marked ballots submitted via the internet, prohibiting voting machines from being connected to the internet, and making other changes. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

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

  4. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  5. Sponsor change.

  6. Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  14. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025

  15. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025

  16. Comp. SB subst.

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 371

  19. Filed for introduction

  20. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

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

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

  27. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0305)

  28. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 22, Nays 4

  29. Sponsor(s) Added.

  30. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  32. Subst. for comp. HB.

  33. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0398)

  34. Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 22, PNV 0

  35. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  36. Signed by Senate Speaker

  37. Signed by H. Speaker

  38. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  39. Signed by Governor.

  40. Pub. Ch. 371

  41. Effective date(s) 05/05/2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0626 do?
Election Laws - As enacted, revises present law relative to voting and county election commissions, such as requiring the commission to publish a notice of the location of the provisional counting board, prohibiting the commission from tabulating any marked ballots submitted via the internet, prohibiting voting machines from being connected to the internet, and making other changes. - Amends TCA Title 2.
Who sponsors SB 0626?
SB 0626 is sponsored by Briggs, Richard (Republican) and Bowling, Janice (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0626?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2025. Enacted.
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