---
type: "Bill"
title: "Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, makes various changes to campaign finance laws and related laws. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3 and Title 67."
description: "Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, makes various changes to campaign finance laws and related laws. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 229"
citation: "Tennessee SB 229 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Campaigns and Campaign Finance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-21"
last_action: "2025-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a304fbfc-0443-4382-be5a-d2db1d778698"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0229&ga=114"
source_hash: "a5828a88e0cecf66568e74a5b8a93bb9b4bad090fa9472ec6b90c1f3791146ca"
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 229 (114) — Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, makes various changes to campaign finance laws and related laws. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3 and Title 67.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0511** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0511.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0450** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0450.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0229.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **73–21** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2025 Passed — **28–3** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 2 PNV 0 4/21/2025 Passed — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/18/2025 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **23–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/22/2025 Passed — **78–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/18/2025
- **2025-02-18** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2025-04-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-14** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-17** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025
- **2025-04-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2025-04-22** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 78, Nays 13 PNV 0
- **2025-04-22** Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 23, Nays 6, PNV 1
- **2025-04-22** Conf. comm. appointed ( T. Hicks, Atchley, Gant, Love)
- **2025-04-22** Conference Committee appointed.
- **2025-04-22** Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence.
- **2025-04-22** H. refused to recede from H. am. no. 1
- **2025-04-22** Senate refused to concur in amendment `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-22** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025
- **2025-04-22** Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 21, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0511) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 3 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0450)
- **2025-04-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/09/2025, 01/01/2026
- **2025-05-15** Pub. Ch. 415

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a304fbfc-0443-4382-be5a-d2db1d778698`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).