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type: "Bill"
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title: "Election Laws - As enacted, defines \"district,\" for purposes of municipal elections, to mean a district, region, precinct, sector, territory, ward, or other geographical area prescribed for the purposes of nominating and electing candidates. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 6, Chapter 53."
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description: "Election Laws - As enacted, defines \"district,\" for purposes of municipal elections, to mean a district, region, precinct, sector, territory, ward, or other geographical area prescribed for the purposes of nominating and electing candidates. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 6, Chapter 53."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "114"
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identifier: "HB 23"
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citation: "Tennessee HB 23 (114)"
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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: ["Davis"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2024-12-05"
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last_action: "2025-04-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc6aea5c-d64f-43f1-bf7f-1f47547ddf34"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0023&ga=114"
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source_hash: "597373d12fcb71e6fd5e8d210882ef915d1f7659f9d4cae86e53eda8abe0f411"
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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 23 (114) — Election Laws - As enacted, defines "district," for purposes of municipal elections, to mean a district, region, precinct, sector, territory, ward, or other geographical area prescribed for the purposes of nominating and electing candidates. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 6, Chapter 53.
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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 HA0050** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0050.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0189** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0189.pdf)
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3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0023.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025 3/6/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/18/2025 Passed — **5–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2025 Passed — **17–2** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — **71–23** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/27/2025 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Davis — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-12-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2025-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2025-01-15** P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
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- **2025-01-16** Ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-28** Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/18/2025
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- **2025-02-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/26/2025
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- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025
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- **2025-02-26** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/5/2025
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- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
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- **2025-03-05** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025
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- **2025-03-10** Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 23, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0050) `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
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- **2025-03-13** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2025-03-27** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2025-03-27** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0189)
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- **2025-03-27** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
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- **2025-03-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-28** Effective date(s) 04/11/2025
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- **2025-04-28** Pub. Ch. 187
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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/cc6aea5c-d64f-43f1-bf7f-1f47547ddf34`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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