---
type: "Bill"
title: "Election Laws - As enacted, revises provisions of the Tennessee Freedom of Speech Act regarding the placement of certain political or campaign signs on private property. - Amends TCA Section 2-7-143."
description: "Election Laws - As enacted, revises provisions of the Tennessee Freedom of Speech Act regarding the placement of certain political or campaign signs on private property. - Amends TCA Section 2-7-143."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 515"
citation: "Tennessee SB 515 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Election Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Jernigan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2022-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c80a316-e610-47fb-a932-60a602d0b01c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0515&GA=112"
source_hash: "5a67da887bdfa96aec2751b69c2a9aed24eb1839d4d6d2905c8b42ffa898740c"
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 515 (112) — Election Laws - As enacted, revises provisions of the Tennessee Freedom of Speech Act regarding the placement of certain political or campaign signs on private property. - Amends TCA Section 2-7-143.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment SA0355** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0355.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0463** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0463.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0515.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2021 Passed (1) — **85–3** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 3/17/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 1/24/2022 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 2/17/2022 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 2 1/18/2022 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Jernigan — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2021
- **2021-04-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-01** Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 3, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-05** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-12** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/18/2022
- **2022-01-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 2
- **2022-01-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 1/24/2022
- **2022-01-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-01-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2022-01-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0463)
- **2022-01-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0355)
- **2022-01-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-02-07** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 2/10/22
- **2022-02-10** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 2/17/22
- **2022-02-10** Reset on cal. for 2/17/2022
- **2022-02-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-02-17** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 93, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0411
- **2022-02-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-02-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-01** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 626
- **2022-03-15** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-03-15** Pub. Ch. 626

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c80a316-e610-47fb-a932-60a602d0b01c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).