---
type: "Bill"
title: "Election Laws - As enacted, changes from April to March, the month in which certain nominating petitions need to be filed. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8."
description: "Election Laws - As enacted, changes from April to March, the month in which certain nominating petitions need to be filed. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 145"
citation: "Tennessee SB 145 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Election Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61cf9325-ce3c-47c6-898a-84ef87c7d83e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0145&GA=113"
source_hash: "c2cc7c5029a241f6f393481544368bb0f28aa84e9e3c96085893897df574eb58"
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 145 (113) — Election Laws - As enacted, changes from April to March, the month in which certain nominating petitions need to be filed. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0811** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0811.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0906** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0906.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0145.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/27/2024 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/4/2024 Passed — **25–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2024 Passed — **80–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-19** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-20** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2024-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/4/2024
- **2024-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0906)
- **2024-04-15** Passed H., Ayes 80, Nays 14, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-15** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0811) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-15** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-09** Effective date(s) 11/06/2024
- **2024-05-09** Pub. Ch. 822

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61cf9325-ce3c-47c6-898a-84ef87c7d83e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).