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type: "Bill"
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title: "Election Laws - As enacted, revises provisions governing qualification of additional candidates in a primary election or nonpartisan general election after the qualifying deadline due to death, withdrawal, or disqualification of a qualified candidate leaving no candidates for nomination or office. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 16; Title 17; Title 27 and Title 29."
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description: "Election Laws - As enacted, revises provisions governing qualification of additional candidates in a primary election or nonpartisan general election after the qualifying deadline due to death, withdrawal, or disqualification of a qualified candidate leaving no candidates for nomination or office. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 16; Title 17; Title 27 and Title 29."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "112"
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identifier: "SB 1375"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 1375 (112)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Election Laws"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Farmer"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 53
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2021-02-10"
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last_action: "2022-05-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cd95209-bc01-411d-bffc-2c04611d4d77"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1375&GA=112"
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source_hash: "80e7c88a6ccca84e9e214988bf947231df11e6e5549d8b8689a5baddfae32375"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 1375 (112) — Election Laws - As enacted, revises provisions governing qualification of additional candidates in a primary election or nonpartisan general election after the qualifying deadline due to death, withdrawal, or disqualification of a qualified candidate leaving no candidates for nomination or office. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 16; Title 17; Title 27 and Title 29.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment HA0835** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0835.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0774** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0774.pdf)
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3. **Amendment SA0963** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0963.pdf)
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4. **Amendment SA0967** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0967.pdf)
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5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1375.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
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- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/23/2022 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 4/27/2022 Passed — **91–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2022 Passed — **88–1** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022 3/31/2022 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 3/23/2022 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/29/2022 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bell — primary (person)
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- Farmer — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
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- **2021-02-22** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
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- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
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- **2021-04-06** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
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- **2021-04-13** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-16** Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/23/2022
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- **2022-03-16** Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-16** Ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-17** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
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- **2022-03-17** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. S&L Govt. Comm. 3/22/22
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- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
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- **2022-03-22** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/23/2022
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- **2022-03-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
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- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/29/2022
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- **2022-03-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022
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- **2022-03-29** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2022
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- **2022-03-31** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/14/2022
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- **2022-03-31** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022
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- **2022-04-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
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- **2022-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-04-07** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
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- **2022-04-07** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0835) `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-04-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2022-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2022
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- **2022-04-14** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2022
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- **2022-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2022
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- **2022-04-20** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/25/2022
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- **2022-04-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/25/2022
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- **2022-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
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- **2022-04-25** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/27/2022
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- **2022-04-27** Companion House Bill substituted
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- **2022-04-27** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-04-27** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2022-04-27** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2022-04-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
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- **2022-04-27** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 91, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB1125
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- **2022-04-27** H. Placed on Message Calendar #2
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- **2022-04-27** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
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- **2022-04-27** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA0967)
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- **2022-04-27** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0963)
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- **2022-04-27** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0774)
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- **2022-04-27** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
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- **2022-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 925
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- **2022-05-02** Effective date(s) 04/28/2022
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- **2022-05-02** Pub. Ch. 925
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cd95209-bc01-411d-bffc-2c04611d4d77`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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