# Tennessee HB 1073: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.

Tennessee HB 1073, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Effective date(s) 05/02/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1073
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Effective date(s) 05/02/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Election Laws
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (135 yes, 17 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New campaign spending rules for door-knocking: cost, low. Tennessee law counts developing, producing, and using door-knocking materials and scripts for a candidate’s election as campaign spending. This includes paying canvassers to hand out materials and read scripts at potential voters’ homes. Recording answers to scripted questions and compiling and sto…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin D. Raper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2025 | pass | 28 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 | pass | 80 | 11 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- HA0287 (Substitute), 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0287.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0350.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1059.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1073.pdf)
- SA0309: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0309.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed)
- HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed)
- HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed)
- SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed)
- SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed)
- SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed)

## Sources
- [HA0287 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0287.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0350.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1059.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1073.pdf)
- [SA0309 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0309.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026)
- [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026)
- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
- [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1073-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).