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TN HB 886

died on adjournment

Election Laws - As introduced, specifies that the reasonable period for candidates to remove signs, posters, or placards advocating their candidacy is two weeks after the election instead of three weeks. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 886 pass?

No. TN HB 886 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-20): Failed in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

What is TN HB 886 about?

TN HB 886 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Election Laws - As introduced, specifies that the reasonable period for candidates to remove signs, posters, or placards advocating their candidacy is two weeks after the election instead of three weeks. - Amends TCA Title 2.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 886?

Todd is the primary sponsor of TN HB 886.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2026-04-20 — Failed in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Toddprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-04

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-06

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2025-02-14

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  5. 2025-02-18

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  6. 2025-02-26

    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

  7. 2025-02-26

    Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-02-26

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-03-04

    Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to 3/11/2025

  10. 2025-03-05

    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  11. 2025-03-06

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  12. 2025-03-11

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-03-11

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  14. 2025-03-12

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  15. 2025-03-12

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  16. 2025-03-13

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  17. 2025-03-17

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  18. 2025-03-19

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  19. 2025-03-19

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-03-19

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-03-24

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  22. 2025-03-26

    Placed behind the budget

  23. 2025-03-27

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  24. 2025-04-09

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  25. 2026-01-12

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  26. 2026-04-01

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  27. 2026-04-08

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  28. 2026-04-08

    Placed behind the budget

  29. 2026-04-15

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  30. 2026-04-16

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/20/2026

  31. 2026-04-20

    Failed in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/11/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-03-11 · pass · 5-2

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/19/2025 Passed

    2025-03-19 · pass · 13-7

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Wright: not voting

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/20/2026 Failed

    2026-04-20 · fail · 6-6

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0886&ga=114

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