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Tennessee House · Mar 10, 2026

HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/10/2026 Passed

Result: pass

HB 1497: Election Laws - As introduced, requires the legislative body of each municipality to change the date of municipal elections to coincide with the August primary or November general election; makes municipal elections partisan; standardizes the election timetable for referendums for the incorporation of a new municipality. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

Totals

YeaNay
Democratic01
Republican60
Total61

Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.

All voters

LegislatorPosition
Rush Bricken(Republican)Yea
Dan Howell(Republican)Yea
Tom Leatherwood(Republican)Yea
Jerome Moon(Republican)Yea
Jason Powell(Democratic)Nay
Tim Rudd(Republican)Yea
Dave Wright(Republican)Yea