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TN HB 913

died on adjournment

Election Laws - As enacted, requires a three-judge panel to hear any civil action in which it is alleged that a proposed charter amendment ordinance that is to be submitted to qualified voters at an election is in violation of the Constitution or state law; prohibits an amendment to the charter of a home rule municipality from being placed on any ballot if the amendment is in violation of the Constitution or state law. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 20, Chapter 18.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 913 pass?

No. TN HB 913 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 (2025-04-29): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 249

What is TN HB 913 about?

TN HB 913 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Election Laws - As enacted, requires a three-judge panel to hear any civil action in which it is alleged that a proposed charter amendment ordinance that is to be submitted to qualified voters at an election is in violation of the Constitution or state law; prohibits an amendment to the charter of a home rule municipality from being placed on any ballot if the amendment is in violation of the Constitution or state law. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 20, Chapter 18.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 913?

Vaughan is the primary sponsor of TN HB 913.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2025-04-29 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 249
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Vaughanprimary

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, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-10

    Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  6. 2025-03-18

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  8. 2025-03-26

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-04-02

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025

  10. 2025-04-03

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/7/2025

  11. 2025-04-07

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/10/2025

  12. 2025-04-07

    Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  13. 2025-04-10

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  14. 2025-04-10

    Comp. SB subst.

  15. 2025-04-29

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 249

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/18/2025 Passed

    2025-03-18 · pass · 5-1

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-03-26 · pass · 19-3

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Mitchell: not voting
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/7/2025 4/3/2025 (1)

    2025-04-07 · fail · 0-0

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