TN SB 799
enactedElection Laws - As enacted, generally requires statewide political parties to nominate their candidates in primary elections for all offices for which partisan elections are held at the regular August or regular November election; authorizes, in a county in which a statewide political party nominated a candidate by a method other than a primary election in 2022 or 2024, the statewide political party in such county to continue to use such method with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 2.
Tennessee · 114S1 · upper
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Quick answers
Did TN SB 799 pass?
Yes. TN SB 799 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-04-29): Pub. Ch. 259
What is TN SB 799 about?
TN SB 799 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Election Laws - As enacted, generally requires statewide political parties to nominate their candidates in primary elections for all offices for which partisan elections are held at the regular August or regular November election; authorizes, in a county in which a statewide political party nominated a candidate by a method other than a primary election in 2022 or 2024, the statewide political party in such county to continue to use such method with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 2.”.
Who sponsors TN SB 799?
Johnson is the primary sponsor of TN SB 799.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-10
- Latest action
- 2025-04-29 — Pub. Ch. 259
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Johnsonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-04-29
Pub. Ch. 259
2025-04-29
Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
2025-04-24
Signed by Governor.
executive-signature
2025-04-21
Signed by H. Speaker
passage
2025-04-21
Transmitted to Governor for action.
executive-receipt
2025-04-17
Signed by Senate Speaker
passage
2025-04-16
Enrolled and ready for signatures
enrolled
2025-04-14
Subst. for comp. HB.
substitution
2025-04-14
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0348)
amendment-withdrawal
2025-04-14
Passed H., Ayes 60, Nays 25, PNV 2
passage
2025-04-10
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2025-04-09
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0329)
2025-04-09
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 3
passage
2025-04-09
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-04-09
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
receipt
2025-04-07
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025
2025-04-02
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
2025-04-01
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
2025-04-01
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
2025-03-26
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
2025-03-26
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-03-11
Sponsor change.
sponsorship
2025-02-12
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
referral-committee
2025-02-10
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2025-02-04
Filed for introduction
filing
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Votes
SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/2/2025 Passed (2)
2025-04-02 · pass · 8-1
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2025 Passed (1)
2025-04-09 · pass · 27-3
Member-level votes (1)
- Pody: not voting
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025 Passed (1)
2025-04-14 · pass · 60-25
Member-level votes (2)
- Glynn: not voting
- Shaw: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 855
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