Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 1258 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 41, relative to voting.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

  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.

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 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    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 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Election Laws - As introduced, requires a municipality that adopts an ordinance requiring nonresident property owners to vote by absentee ballot to file such ordinance with the county election commission no later than 75 days, rather than 60 days, before the election. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 41.

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 3/25/2025

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

  8. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/17/2026

  9. Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  10. Filed for introduction

  11. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  13. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  14. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025

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

  16. Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee

  17. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026

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

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

  20. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 0

  21. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means 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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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1258 do?
Election Laws - As introduced, requires a municipality that adopts an ordinance requiring nonresident property owners to vote by absentee ballot to file such ordinance with the county election commission no later than 75 days, rather than 60 days, before the election. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 41.
Who sponsors SB 1258?
SB 1258 is sponsored by Yarbro, Jeff (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 1258?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2025. Enacted.
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