Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 1619
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Briggs (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 27, 2026): Pub. Ch. 690
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 26, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 17, 2026 Senate | 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 | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 27, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 690 - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 04/16/2026 - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0787) - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 0 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0738) - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5 - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction