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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Election Laws - As enacted, enacts the \"Print Disability Absentee Voting Act,\" which prescribes a process by which a person with a print disability may apply for and receive an absentee ballot and vote by mailing in the absentee ballot. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6."
+description: "Election Laws - As enacted, enacts the \"Print Disability Absentee Voting Act,\" which prescribes a process by which a person with a print disability may apply for and receive an absentee ballot and vote by mailing in the absentee ballot. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "SB 2118"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 2118 (113)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Election Laws"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2024-01-29"
+last_action: "2024-04-17"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9925e66-95e4-43e7-8a74-8f5f394ff9de"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2118&GA=113"
+source_hash: "a58a894bbcee477b3288f659ccb7f33a8e58cb9f863e7b8a84a0467a1ef778c5"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 2118 (113) — Election Laws - As enacted, enacts the "Print Disability Absentee Voting Act," which prescribes a process by which a person with a print disability may apply for and receive an absentee ballot and vote by mailing in the absentee ballot. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2118.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/20/2024 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2024 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Massey — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
+- **2024-02-13** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/20/2024
+- **2024-02-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2024-02-20** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2024-02-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/26/2024
+- **2024-02-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2024-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2024-02-29** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2024-04-01** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2024-04-01** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2024-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2024-04-04** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2024-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2024-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 08/02/2024
+- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 689
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9925e66-95e4-43e7-8a74-8f5f394ff9de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+