# Tennessee SB 0367: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to elections.

Tennessee SB 0367, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to elections., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-03-16 (Effective date(s) 02/23/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0367
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to elections.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2026-03-16, Effective date(s) 02/23/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Election Laws
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (127 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New nomination rules for late office vacancies: benefit, low. The law covers Tennessee judge, district attorney general, and public defender vacancies arising after the deadline in § 2-13-203(e)(1). For these vacancies, the candidate qualifying period follows § 17-4-308(j). Statewide political parties can choose nominees using any method their party rules all…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/9/2026 | pass | 91 |   |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/5/2026 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-03-16: Effective date(s) 02/23/2026
- 2026-03-16: Pub. Ch. 534
- 2026-02-23: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-11: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 6 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0547) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-02-09: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-02-05: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0461) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/5/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 2 (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/3/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/27/2026 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0534.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0367.pdf)
- HA0547: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0547.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0367.pdf)
- SA0461: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0461.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)
- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
- HB 2670: 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… (signed)
- HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed)
- HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed)
- HB 2631: 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,… (failed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0534.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0367.pdf)
- [HA0547 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0547.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0367.pdf)
- [SA0461 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0461.pdf)

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- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026)
- [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)
- [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0367-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).