# Tennessee SB 0179: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 6, Chapter 53, relative to election districts.

Tennessee SB 0179, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 6, Chapter 53, relative to election districts., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-04-28 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 187) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0179
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 6, Chapter 53, relative to election districts.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Last action: 2025-04-28, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 187
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Election Laws
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (7 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-28: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 187
- 2025-03-27: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Companion House Bill substituted (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/18/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/11/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0187.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0023.pdf)
- HA0050: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0050.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0179.pdf)
- SA0189: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0189.pdf)

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- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0187.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0023.pdf)
- [HA0050 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0050.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0179.pdf)
- [SA0189 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0189.pdf)

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- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0179-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).