Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 3 R cosponsors

SB 1143 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.

Last action — Effective date(s) 01/01/2026

  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 February 06, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 22, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Election Laws - As enacted, requires the coordinator of elections to include, in the coordinator's minimum standards for educating election officials, training on temporary forms of identification issued to non-United States citizens that may not be used as evidence of identification on an application for ballot. - 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. Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

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

  6. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  14. Comp. SB subst.

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 394

  17. Filed for introduction

  18. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

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

  24. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  25. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2025

  26. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025

  27. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0325)

  28. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5, PNV 1

  29. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  32. Subst. for comp. HB.

  33. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0289)

  34. Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 23, 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. 394

  41. Effective date(s) 01/01/2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (130)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1143 do?
Election Laws - As enacted, requires the coordinator of elections to include, in the coordinator's minimum standards for educating election officials, training on temporary forms of identification issued to non-United States citizens that may not be used as evidence of identification on an application for ballot. - Amends TCA Title 2.
Who sponsors SB 1143?
SB 1143 is sponsored by Crowe, Rusty (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), and Bowling, Janice (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1143?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2025. Enacted.
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