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type: "Bill"
title: "Election Laws - As enacted, allows a candidate to demand and receive a list of all voters who changed their residential address at the polling place; requires a recount to include the verification of any address of residence changed at the polling place. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 17 and Title 2, Chapter 8."
description: "Election Laws - As enacted, allows a candidate to demand and receive a list of all voters who changed their residential address at the polling place; requires a recount to include the verification of any address of residence changed at the polling place. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 17 and Title 2, Chapter 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 854"
citation: "Tennessee SB 854 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Election Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e57ebe3-4953-4f09-8e95-194bf3e9b145"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0854&GA=113"
source_hash: "31b44b97cb2b2c58b7c2b23fe7993cfc401b827e8e6b1f19ad0a12386b182951"
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 854 (113) — Election Laws - As enacted, allows a candidate to demand and receive a list of all voters who changed their residential address at the polling place; requires a recount to include the verification of any address of residence changed at the polling place. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 17 and Title 2, Chapter 8.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0130** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0130.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0093** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0093.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0854.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/28/2023 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2023 Passed (1) — **7321** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Watson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-21** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0093)
- **2023-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-03** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 21, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0130) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-03** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/24/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 204
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e57ebe3-4953-4f09-8e95-194bf3e9b145`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).