---
type: "Bill"
title: "Election Laws - As enacted, requires a chair of the nominating body of a statewide political party or recognized minor party to certify the party's nominees for president and vice president to the coordinator of elections by the first business day in September. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13."
description: "Election Laws - As enacted, requires a chair of the nominating body of a statewide political party or recognized minor party to certify the party's nominees for president and vice president to the coordinator of elections by the first business day in September. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2758"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2758 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Election Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Moon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-02-05"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53dfe2f1-1405-407a-9d14-4ef666faafa4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2758&GA=111"
source_hash: "588ddcfff7385461b4022c7eb1c6e90926f62b6df5f84ac5ad0b02d138da3151"
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 2758 (111) — Election Laws - As enacted, requires a chair of the nominating body of a statewide political party or recognized minor party to certify the party's nominees for president and vice president to the coordinator of elections by the first business day in September. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB2758.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Committee 3/4/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/11/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/5/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2020 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2020 Passed (2) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Moon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-05** Intro. `introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P1C.
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2020-02-10** P2C, ref. to Local Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-11** Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-26** Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/4/2020
- **2020-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Local Committee for 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-04** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-11** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-18** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-03-19** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-03-19** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-04-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-06** Pub. Ch. 648
- **2020-04-06** Effective date(s) 04/01/2020
- **2020-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 648

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53dfe2f1-1405-407a-9d14-4ef666faafa4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).