All Roll Calls
Yes: 95 • No: 29
TennesseeSB 0799114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.
Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable
Signed by Governor
Election Laws
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Tennessee parties keep alternatives with primary limits
Effective immediately, Tennessee statewide political parties generally must use primaries for partisan offices elected at regular August or November elections. In counties where a party used another nomination method in 2022 or 2024, it may keep using that method. But candidates for governor, Tennessee legislature, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House must be chosen by party members in the regular August primary. For offices not required to use primaries, parties may use methods allowed by their rules or hold a primary. If a party in an exempt county goes a year without using an alternative method after the law takes effect, it must use primaries thereafter.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
Todd Gardenhire
Republican • Senate
Tom Hatcher
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/14/2025
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025
Yes: 60 • No: 25
Senate vote • 4/9/2025
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2025
Yes: 27 • No: 3
Senate vote • 4/2/2025
SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Yes: 8 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
4/29/2025Pub. Ch. 259
4/29/2025Signed by Governor.
4/24/2025SenateTransmitted to Governor for action.
4/21/2025SenateSigned by H. Speaker
4/21/2025HouseSigned by Senate Speaker
4/17/2025SenateEnrolled and ready for signatures
4/16/2025SenatePassed H., Ayes 60, Nays 25, PNV 2
4/14/2025HouseAm. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0348)
4/14/2025HouseSubst. for comp. HB.
4/14/2025HouseRcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
4/10/2025HouseEngrossed; ready for transmission to House
4/9/2025SenateSponsor(s) Added.
4/9/2025SenatePassed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 3
4/9/2025SenateSenate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0329)
4/9/2025SenatePlaced on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025
4/7/2025SenateRecommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
4/2/2025SenatePlaced on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
4/1/2025SenateAction deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
4/1/2025SenateSponsor(s) Added.
3/26/2025SenatePlaced on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
3/26/2025SenateSponsor change.
3/11/2025SenatePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
2/12/2025SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
2/10/2025SenateFiled for introduction
2/4/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled / Public Chapter
Fiscal Note
HA0348
Introduced
SA0329
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