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type: "Bill"
title: "Election Laws - As enacted, revises provisions governing convenient voting centers. - Amends TCA Title 2."
description: "Election Laws - As enacted, revises provisions governing convenient voting centers. - Amends TCA Title 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 800"
citation: "Tennessee SB 800 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Election Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Crawford"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eaf4f2c0-4014-4c6a-813c-55449fa34a0e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0800&GA=112"
source_hash: "89c1bd328896b172a116c9e6e5fda3a0111eb648bb5a9a265176ad2cb764dbe0"
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 800 (112) — Election Laws - As enacted, revises provisions governing convenient voting centers. - Amends TCA Title 2.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0247** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0247.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0356** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0356.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0800.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/6/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2021 Passed (1) — **920** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/14/2021 Passed — **80** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 3/31/2021 — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/26/2021 Passed — **270** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Briggs — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-15** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0247) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-26** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2021-04-26** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0356)
- **2021-04-26** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 419
- **2021-05-19** Effective date(s) 05/12/2021; 01/01/2022
- **2021-05-19** Pub. Ch. 419
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eaf4f2c0-4014-4c6a-813c-55449fa34a0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).