Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 1028 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.

Last action — Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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

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Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Summary

Election Laws - As introduced, requires all ballots cast in an election to have a secure watermark; requires the official tabulation count of a ballot scanner to be based on the text or machine mark portion of a ballot; makes certain other changes related to ballots and elections; creates programs for the scanning and auditing of ballots. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

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

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

  5. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  6. Sponsor change.

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

  8. Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to 3/10/2026

  9. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  10. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  11. Filed for introduction

  12. Sponsor change.

  13. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  16. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/10/2026

  17. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  18. Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 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 SB 1028 do?
Election Laws - As introduced, requires all ballots cast in an election to have a secure watermark; requires the official tabulation count of a ballot scanner to be based on the text or machine mark portion of a ballot; makes certain other changes related to ballots and elections; creates programs for the scanning and auditing of ballots. - Amends TCA Title 2.
Who sponsors SB 1028?
SB 1028 is sponsored by Bowling, Janice (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1028?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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