---
type: "Bill"
title: "Election Laws - As enacted, prohibits members of local governing bodies to be elected through an election procedure that requires candidates to be nominated from a district and elected at large. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 6."
description: "Election Laws - As enacted, prohibits members of local governing bodies to be elected through an election procedure that requires candidates to be nominated from a district and elected at large. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 817"
citation: "Tennessee HB 817 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Election Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davis"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3db49d8f-5f36-412e-ae6c-5b66c58d3684"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0817&GA=113"
source_hash: "a3ce3332b51e12c82d6a293faa1c0ceeb173e31af179888909c4e169f014d3d6"
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 HB 817 (113) — Election Laws - As enacted, prohibits members of local governing bodies to be elected through an election procedure that requires candidates to be nominated from a district and elected at large. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0450** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0450.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0817.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **24–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2023 Passed (1) — **73–20** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/19/2023 Passed — **76–21** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023 3/2/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/28/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 2/22/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Davis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/22/2023
- **2023-02-22** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/2/2023
- **2023-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-02** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/23
- **2023-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-06** Reset on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-09** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 20, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-13** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-17** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0450)
- **2023-04-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-19** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 76, Nays 21 PNV 2 HB0817
- **2023-04-19** H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/19/2023
- **2023-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-19** Effective date(s) 01/01/2024
- **2023-05-19** Pub. Ch. 391

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3db49d8f-5f36-412e-ae6c-5b66c58d3684`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).