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

SB 1047 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 3, relative to elections.

Last action — Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee

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  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 January 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • 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).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As introduced, prohibits foreign entities and domestic entities that receive funding from foreign entities from making contributions to a candidate or a political campaign committee; prohibits the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives and the secretary of state from accepting funds from foreign entities and domestic entities that receive funding from foreign entities for conducting elections. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 3.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee

  2. Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee

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

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

  5. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

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

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

  8. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025

  9. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

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

  11. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

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

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

  14. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  17. Filed for introduction

  18. Intro., P1C.

  19. Filed for introduction

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 1047 do?
Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As introduced, prohibits foreign entities and domestic entities that receive funding from foreign entities from making contributions to a candidate or a political campaign committee; prohibits the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives and the secretary of state from accepting funds from foreign entities and domestic entities that receive funding from foreign entities for conducting elections. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 3.
Who sponsors SB 1047?
SB 1047 is sponsored by Bowling, Janice (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1047?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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