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type: "Bill"
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title: "Election Laws - As enacted, disqualifies an administrator of elections from serving as administrator if the administrator qualifies as a candidate for public office; requires the administrator to be recused from official duties at least 30 days prior to an election in which an immediate family member of the administrator is on the ballot; clarifies that an administrator who is recused from official duties does not receive compensation during the recusal. - Amends TCA Title 2."
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description: "Election Laws - As enacted, disqualifies an administrator of elections from serving as administrator if the administrator qualifies as a candidate for public office; requires the administrator to be recused from official duties at least 30 days prior to an election in which an immediate family member of the administrator is on the ballot; clarifies that an administrator who is recused from official duties does not receive compensation during the recusal. - Amends TCA Title 2."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "113"
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identifier: "HB 1897"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 1897 (113)"
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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: ["Rudd"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2024-01-22"
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last_action: "2024-03-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a057ee2-5f55-4003-8643-550b1fa14906"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1897&GA=113"
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source_hash: "6766f4fbb384ff4218ddea68a2c6c30ee3d0a3c1021fc275cc3c9eb1eb2fd315"
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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 HB 1897 (113) — Election Laws - As enacted, disqualifies an administrator of elections from serving as administrator if the administrator qualifies as a candidate for public office; requires the administrator to be recused from official duties at least 30 days prior to an election in which an immediate family member of the administrator is on the ballot; clarifies that an administrator who is recused from official duties does not receive compensation during the recusal. - Amends TCA Title 2.
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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 HA0536** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0536.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0540** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0540.pdf)
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3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1897.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/22/2024 2/15/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/29/2024 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **87–4** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 2/7/2024 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/13/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Rudd — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2024-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2024-01-25** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-30** Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-31** Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/7/2024
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- **2024-02-07** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/13/2024
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- **2024-02-07** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2024
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- **2024-02-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/22/2024
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- **2024-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2024-02-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024
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- **2024-02-22** Reset on cal. for 2/26/2024
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- **2024-02-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0536) `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 4, PNV 1 `passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0536) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2024-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
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- **2024-02-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2024-02-29** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0540)
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- **2024-02-29** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
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- **2024-02-29** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2024-03-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2024-03-26** Effective date(s) 03/15/2024
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- **2024-03-26** Pub. Ch. 579
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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/2a057ee2-5f55-4003-8643-550b1fa14906`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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