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Bill Election Laws - As enacted, revises various provisions governing elections, including provisions regarding ballot stubs and persons serving as election officials. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40. Election Laws - As enacted, revises various provisions governing elections, including provisions regarding ballot stubs and persons serving as election officials. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 111 SB 2297 Tennessee SB 2297 (111)
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Tennessee SB 2297 (111) — Election Laws - As enacted, revises various provisions governing elections, including provisions regarding ballot stubs and persons serving as election officials. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0668 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment SA0649 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Amendment SA0659 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • HOUSE LOCAL COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/18/2020 — 00 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/18/2020 Passed — 80 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — 910 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — 242 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Date Certain 3/19/2020 Failed — 822 (fail) · upper
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2020 3/18/2020 (2) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Amend# 2 by Dickerson 3/19/2020 Failed — 920 (fail) · upper

Sponsors

  • Carter — primary (person)
  • Gardenhire — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-02-04 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
  • 2020-02-04 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
  • 2020-02-05 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2020-02-06 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2020-02-06 P2C, ref. to Local Committee referral-committee
  • 2020-02-10 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
  • 2020-02-10 Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2020-03-04 Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/11/2020
  • 2020-03-11 Placed on cal. Local Committee for 3/18/2020
  • 2020-03-11 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Committee referral-committee
  • 2020-03-16 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2020
  • 2020-03-16 Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. S&L Govt. Comm 3/17/20
  • 2020-03-17 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2020
  • 2020-03-17 Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. S&L Govt. Comm.
  • 2020-03-17 Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/18/2020
  • 2020-03-18 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2020
  • 2020-03-18 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
  • 2020-03-18 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2020
  • 2020-03-18 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2020
  • 2020-03-18 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2020-03-18 Placed on cal. Local Committee for 3/18/2020
  • 2020-03-19 Companion House Bill substituted
  • 2020-03-19 Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 2, PNV 2 passage
  • 2020-03-19 Failed to adopt, Ayes 9, Nays 20 (Amendment 2 - SA0659)
  • 2020-03-19 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0649)
  • 2020-03-19 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
  • 2020-03-19 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2020-03-19 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
  • 2020-03-19 Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2020-03-19 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0668) amendment-passage
  • 2020-03-20 Signed by H. Speaker
  • 2020-03-20 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
  • 2020-03-24 Transmitted to Governor for his action. executive-receipt
  • 2020-03-24 Signed by Senate Speaker
  • 2020-04-02 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2020-04-06 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 655
  • 2020-04-06 Pub. Ch. 655
  • 2020-04-06 Effective date(s) 04/02/2020

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7463d49a-9871-4340-9852-6220c55603f5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).