Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Introduced 11 R cosponsors

SB 0777 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.

Last action — Sponsor(s) Added.

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

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Election Laws - As introduced, specifies that the reasonable period for candidates to remove signs, posters, or placards advocating their candidacy is two weeks after the election instead of three weeks. - 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) Added.

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

  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 3/4/2025

  9. Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to 3/11/2025

  10. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  19. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  20. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Placed behind the budget

  23. Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  27. Placed behind the budget

  28. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  29. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  30. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/20/2026

  31. Failed in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  32. Filed for introduction

  33. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  35. Sponsor(s) Added.

  36. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  38. Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee

  39. Sponsor(s) Added.

  40. Sponsor(s) Added.

  41. Sponsor(s) Added.

  42. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  43. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026

  44. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  45. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  46. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  47. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  48. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  49. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0

  50. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  51. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  52. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  53. Sponsor(s) Added.

  54. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026

  55. Re-refer to S. Cal Comm

  56. Sponsor(s) Added.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 122 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (122)

122 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0777 do?
Election Laws - As introduced, specifies that the reasonable period for candidates to remove signs, posters, or placards advocating their candidacy is two weeks after the election instead of three weeks. - Amends TCA Title 2.
Who sponsors SB 0777?
SB 0777 is sponsored by Lowe, Adam (Republican), Hensley, Joey (Republican), Johnson, Jack (Republican), Taylor, Brent (Republican), Hatcher, Tom (Republican), Jackson, Ed (Republican), White, Dawn (Republican), Harshbarger, Bobby (Republican), Watson, Bo (Republican), Seal, Jessie (Republican), and Stevens, John (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0777?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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