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type: "Bill"
title: "Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes Washington County to establish a convenient voting center pilot program. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3, Part 3."
description: "Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes Washington County to establish a convenient voting center pilot program. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 937"
citation: "Tennessee HB 937 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Election Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d57d1a2-4dac-4373-b994-05125e4c12b3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0937&GA=113"
source_hash: "8006c832b210b534133b1401db0302a10c3a03eff5e42d647a682bf98af7d4b3"
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 937 (113) — Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes Washington County to establish a convenient voting center pilot program. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3, Part 3.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment SA0246** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0246.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0469** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0469.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0937.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2023 4/13/2023 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/5/2023 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/11/2023 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/21/2023 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **826** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 3/15/2023 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 4/21/2023 Passed — **777** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-08** Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/5/2023
- **2023-03-29** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/11/2023
- **2023-04-05** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-11** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/13/2023
- **2023-04-13** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2023
- **2023-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 6, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0246)
- **2023-04-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0469)
- **2023-04-20** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-21** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA2 Ayes 77, Nays 7 PNV 2 HB0937
- **2023-04-21** H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-19** Effective date(s) 05/11/2023
- **2023-05-19** Pub. Ch. 397
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d57d1a2-4dac-4373-b994-05125e4c12b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).