---
type: "Bill"
title: "Election Laws - As enacted, requires a qualified voter to request an absentee ballot not later than 10 days before an election rather than not later than seven days before an election; requires a voter seeking to be placed on the permanent absentee voting register to file a physician's statement and application for ballot not later than 10 days before an election rather than not later than seven days before an election. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6."
description: "Election Laws - As enacted, requires a qualified voter to request an absentee ballot not later than 10 days before an election rather than not later than seven days before an election; requires a voter seeking to be placed on the permanent absentee voting register to file a physician's statement and application for ballot not later than 10 days before an election rather than not later than seven days before an election. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1967"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1967 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Election Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/343eecc1-660e-46dc-85b3-9d69544fc4e5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1967&GA=113"
source_hash: "73c9044a6c4f1efeacd18eb7c1e4a2dac6ecae3d4698e8d6f6f1153603de8657"
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 1967 (113) — Election Laws - As enacted, requires a qualified voter to request an absentee ballot not later than 10 days before an election rather than not later than seven days before an election; requires a voter seeking to be placed on the permanent absentee voting register to file a physician's statement and application for ballot not later than 10 days before an election rather than not later than seven days before an election. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0569** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0569.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1967.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/12/2024 Passed (1) — **27–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2024 Passed — **74–18** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/6/2024 Passed (2) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2024 Passed — **75–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2024-01-30** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/6/2024
- **2024-02-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/12/2024
- **2024-02-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2024-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-02-26** Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 17, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0569) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-02-26** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-02-28** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-02-29** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Effective date(s) 11/06/2024
- **2024-03-19** Pub. Ch. 560

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/343eecc1-660e-46dc-85b3-9d69544fc4e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).