---
type: "Bill"
title: "Election Laws - As enacted, revises present law relative to procedures for voting at a polling place. - Amends TCA Title 2."
description: "Election Laws - As enacted, revises present law relative to procedures for voting at a polling place. - Amends TCA Title 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1007"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1007 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Election Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a131114-cd3a-46c9-ba58-c16f88afa411"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1007&GA=113"
source_hash: "1ade5da0dd25952dc3fc5337229ed57112132123760144b5b19b31f45ea628c0"
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 1007 (113) — Election Laws - As enacted, revises present law relative to procedures for voting at a polling place. - Amends TCA Title 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0282** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0282.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0407** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0407.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1007.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/29/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/12/2023 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2023 Passed (1) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-28** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-29** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/12/2023
- **2023-04-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0407)
- **2023-04-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-19** Passed H., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0282) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-19** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17** Effective date(s) 05/05/2023
- **2023-05-17** Pub. Ch. 346

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a131114-cd3a-46c9-ba58-c16f88afa411`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).