---
type: "Bill"
title: "Election Laws - As enacted, revises provisions governing the filing of a vacancy in the state senate when the vacancy occurs within 45 days of the election. - Amends TCA Title 2."
description: "Election Laws - As enacted, revises provisions governing the filing of a vacancy in the state senate when the vacancy occurs within 45 days of the election. - Amends TCA Title 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1355"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1355 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Election Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sexton C", "Yager"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-01-28"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9537ebc5-c68d-42f9-8299-2d8a6269fde1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1355&GA=111"
source_hash: "eb0e31178a21d4123881cbbe8a83b24ddc2bbab08c2665e329ca4d54267c2512"
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 1355 (111) — Election Laws - As enacted, revises provisions governing the filing of a vacancy in the state senate when the vacancy occurs within 45 days of the election. - Amends TCA Title 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0085** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0085.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0036** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0036.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB1355.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/24/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019 4/29/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 2/26/2019 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/24/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/13/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Committee 3/6/2019 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/7/2019 Passed (1) — **26–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sexton C — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Local Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2019-02-20** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-26** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/28/2019
- **2019-02-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
- **2019-02-28** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Local Committee for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2019-03-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0036)
- **2019-03-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
- **2019-03-28** Re-ref. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2019-04-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-03** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** Placed behind the budget
- **2019-04-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-24** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0085) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-30** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-30** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 397
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/10/2019
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 397

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9537ebc5-c68d-42f9-8299-2d8a6269fde1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).