Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 1997 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to members of the general assembly.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

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

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    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).

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Summary

Election Laws - As introduced, authorizes senators who have served for at least eight consecutive years and representatives who have served for at least 10 consecutive years to use signatures of registered voters outside of such senator's or representative's district for purposes of completing a nominating petition. - 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. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  6. Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to Next Calendar

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

  8. Reset on Final cal. of Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee

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

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

  11. Filed for introduction

  12. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

  15. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

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

  17. Assigned to General Subcommittee of 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 1997 do?
Election Laws - As introduced, authorizes senators who have served for at least eight consecutive years and representatives who have served for at least 10 consecutive years to use signatures of registered voters outside of such senator's or representative's district for purposes of completing a nominating petition. - Amends TCA Title 2.
Who sponsors SB 1997?
SB 1997 is sponsored by Lamar, London (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 1997?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 1997?
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