Bill Commons

TN SB 1619

enacted

Election Laws - As enacted, makes various changes to election laws, including, but not limited to, requiring certain reimbursements to county election commissions for primary elections to be processed in the same manner as expenses for the presidential preference primary, and eliminating authorization for certain state entities and officers to accept or expend grants, gifts, or funding from private persons, corporations, organizations, or political parties for conducting an election. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

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Did TN SB 1619 pass?

Yes. TN SB 1619 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-27): Pub. Ch. 690

What is TN SB 1619 about?

TN SB 1619 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Election Laws - As enacted, makes various changes to election laws, including, but not limited to, requiring certain reimbursements to county election commissions for primary elections to be processed in the same manner as expenses for the presidential preference primary, and eliminating authorization for certain state entities and officers to accept or expend grants, gifts, or funding from private persons, corporations, organizations, or political parties for conducting an election. - Amends TCA Title 2.”.

Who sponsors TN SB 1619?

Briggs is the primary sponsor of TN SB 1619.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-04-27 — Pub. Ch. 690
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Briggsprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-27

    Pub. Ch. 690

  2. 2026-04-27

    Effective date(s) 04/16/2026

  3. 2026-04-16

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-04-07

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-04-06

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-04-06

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  7. 2026-04-02

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  8. 2026-04-02

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0787)

    amendment-withdrawal

  9. 2026-04-02

    Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 0

    passage

  10. 2026-04-02

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  11. 2026-03-30

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  12. 2026-03-26

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0738)

  13. 2026-03-26

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5

    passage

  14. 2026-03-26

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  15. 2026-03-26

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  16. 2026-03-24

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026

  17. 2026-03-17

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  18. 2026-03-11

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  19. 2026-01-15

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-01-14

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  21. 2026-01-13

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/17/2026 Passed

    2026-03-17 · pass · 7-2

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-03-26 · pass · 26-5

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-02 · pass · 72-23

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1619&ga=114

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