---
type: "Bill"
title: "Election Laws - As enacted, requires an administrator of elections, if the administrator attends a training, seminar, conference, or other educational event related to elections and such event is outside of this state, to file a form prescribed by the coordinator of elections reporting certain information; requires the administrator to file the form with the state election commission no later than 15 days after the date of the event. - Amends TCA Title 2."
description: "Election Laws - As enacted, requires an administrator of elections, if the administrator attends a training, seminar, conference, or other educational event related to elections and such event is outside of this state, to file a form prescribed by the coordinator of elections reporting certain information; requires the administrator to file the form with the state election commission no later than 15 days after the date of the event. - Amends TCA Title 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1706"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1706 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Election Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f46ab50-0e17-4309-80e5-6a33d66de86f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1706&GA=113"
source_hash: "dcab0ed61066c45ee202f6cddb0497cf9e42097609462d59f020190b5f9b447b"
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 1706 (113) — Election Laws - As enacted, requires an administrator of elections, if the administrator attends a training, seminar, conference, or other educational event related to elections and such event is outside of this state, to file a form prescribed by the coordinator of elections reporting certain information; requires the administrator to file the form with the state election commission no later than 15 days after the date of the event. - Amends TCA Title 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0904** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0904.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0825** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0825.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1706.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **27–4** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/20/2024 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (1) — **78–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-12** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 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** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/28/2024
- **2024-03-28** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0825)
- **2024-04-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 78, Nays 18, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0904) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by Senate 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) 05/01/2024
- **2024-05-09** Pub. Ch. 830

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f46ab50-0e17-4309-80e5-6a33d66de86f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).