# Tennessee SB 0799: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.

Tennessee SB 0799, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-29 (Effective date(s) 04/24/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0799
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-04-29, Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Election Laws
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (95 yes, 29 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tennessee parties keep alternatives with primary limits: mixed, low. 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, Tenne…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025 | pass | 60 | 25 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2025 | pass | 27 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-04-29: Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
- 2025-04-29: Pub. Ch. 259
- 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Passed H., Ayes 60, Nays 25, PNV 2 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0348) (House)
- 2025-04-14: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-10: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-04-09: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 3 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0329) (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Sponsor change. (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)
- 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0259.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0799.pdf)
- HA0348: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0348.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0799.pdf)
- SA0329: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0329.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed)
- 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 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 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)

## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0259.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0799.pdf)
- [HA0348 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0348.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0799.pdf)
- [SA0329 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0329.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [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 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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0799-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).