---
type: "Bill"
title: "Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes partisan elections for school board members. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2."
description: "Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes partisan elections for school board members. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112S3"
identifier: "HB 9072"
citation: "Tennessee HB 9072 (112S3)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Election Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McNally", "Sexton C"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 34
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2021-10-26"
last_action: "2021-11-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f660837-bc17-48c6-b477-2240fe1e5194"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB9072&GA=112"
source_hash: "13c343a8d3a7de91a951fa6070e336419f1a745f7dae5221aaacddab7c696418"
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 HB 9072 (112S3) — Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes partisan elections for school board members. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA9001** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA9001.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA9009** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA9009.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA9010** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA9010.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA9011** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA9011.pdf)
5. **Amendment HA9014** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA9014.pdf)
6. **Amendment HA9019** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA9019.pdf)
7. **Amendment SA9001** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA9001.pdf)
8. **Amendment SA9002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA9002.pdf)
9. **Amendment SA9009** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA9009.pdf)
10. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB9072.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 & 3 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS 10/29/2021 Passed — **57–23** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION III: 10/28/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY MCKENZIE PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 10/29/2021 Failed — **22–67** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY MITCHELL PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 10/29/2021 Failed — **21–67** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 5 BY CEPICKY PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 10/29/2021 Passed — **66–20** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 10/29/2021 Passed (1) — **20–10** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 10/29/2021 Passed (1) — **65–26** (pass) · lower
- ELECTIONS COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION III: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session III 10/28/2021 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 10/28/2021 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 10/29/2021 Failed — **52–39** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 6 BY HARDAWAY PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 10/29/2021 Failed — **24–66** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 5 BY CEPICKY PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 10/29/2021 Passed — **66–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2021-10-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-10-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-10-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-10-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-10-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar
- **2021-10-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session III for 10/28/2021
- **2021-10-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session III `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-10-28** Placed on cal. Elections Committee of Extraordinary Session III for 10/28/2021
- **2021-10-28** P2C, ref. to Elections Committee of Extraordinary Session III `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2021-10-28** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 10/28/2021
- **2021-10-28** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-10-29** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA9002 and SA9009 Ayes 57, Nays 23 PNV 4 HB9072
- **2021-10-29** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 10/29/21
- **2021-10-29** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 20, Nays 10 `passage`
- **2021-10-29** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA9001)
- **2021-10-29** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA9009)
- **2021-10-29** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA9002)
- **2021-10-29** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-10-29** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-10-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-10-29** Passed H., as am., Ayes 52, Nays 39, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2021-10-29** H. adopted am. (Amendment 5 - HA9014) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-10-29** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA9001) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-10-29** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-10-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 10/29/2021
- **2021-11-01** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-11-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-11-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-11-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-18** Pub. Ch. 1
- **2021-11-18** Effective date(s) 11/12/2021
- **2021-11-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f660837-bc17-48c6-b477-2240fe1e5194`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).