---
type: "Bill"
title: "Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, makes various changes to campaign finance laws. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10; Title 3, Chapter 6; Title 4, Chapter 55; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 5 and Title 57."
description: "Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, makes various changes to campaign finance laws. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10; Title 3, Chapter 6; Title 4, Chapter 55; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 5 and Title 57."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 160"
citation: "Tennessee SB 160 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Campaigns and Campaign Finance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/280900ef-bc70-4ae1-902f-7961289aa048"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0160&GA=113"
source_hash: "8a31bc717967b0d56b52db4d9845c2099a35ab5888aac8b9960c2443f458bef4"
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 160 (113) — Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, makes various changes to campaign finance laws. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10; Title 3, Chapter 6; Title 4, Chapter 55; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 5 and Title 57.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0091** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0091.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0007** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0007.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0160.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/14/2023 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/13/2023 Passed — **90–6** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur 3/20/2023 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/23/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-01-25** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/31/2023
- **2023-01-31** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/7/2023
- **2023-01-31** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/7/2023
- **2023-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/14/2023
- **2023-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-07** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/14/2023
- **2023-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0007)
- **2023-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 6, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0091) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/20/2023
- **2023-03-20** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0091) `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-23** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-24** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 04/04/2023; 01/01/2024
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 108

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/280900ef-bc70-4ae1-902f-7961289aa048`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).