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type: "Bill"
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title: "Election Laws - As enacted, makes various changes to election laws, including, but not limited to, requiring certain reimbursements to county election commissions for primary elections to be processed in the same manner as expenses for the presidential preference primary, and eliminating authorization for certain state entities and officers to accept or expend grants, gifts, or funding from private persons, corporations, organizations, or political parties for conducting an election. - Amends TCA Title 2."
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description: "Election Laws - As enacted, makes various changes to election laws, including, but not limited to, requiring certain reimbursements to county election commissions for primary elections to be processed in the same manner as expenses for the presidential preference primary, and eliminating authorization for certain state entities and officers to accept or expend grants, gifts, or funding from private persons, corporations, organizations, or political parties for conducting an election. - 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: "114"
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identifier: "SB 1619"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 1619 (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: ["Briggs"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/742efcc8-a175-4f23-8d48-b90836c40e44"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1619&ga=114"
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source_hash: "e0e7ad6612767f1855d7d9e384afa2839e4ad16e6d96d3f3689f653578576020"
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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 1619 (114) — Election Laws - As enacted, makes various changes to election laws, including, but not limited to, requiring certain reimbursements to county election commissions for primary elections to be processed in the same manner as expenses for the presidential preference primary, and eliminating authorization for certain state entities and officers to accept or expend grants, gifts, or funding from private persons, corporations, organizations, or political parties for conducting an election. - 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 HA0787** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0787.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0738** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0738.pdf)
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3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1619.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed (1) — **72–23** (pass) · lower
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- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/17/2026 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1) — **26–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Briggs — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2026-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2026-01-15** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
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- **2026-03-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
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- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026
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- **2026-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2026-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
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- **2026-03-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5 `passage`
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- **2026-03-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0738)
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- **2026-03-30** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2026-04-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2026-04-02** Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2026-04-02** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0787) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2026-04-02** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2026-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-27** Effective date(s) 04/16/2026
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- **2026-04-27** Pub. Ch. 690
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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/742efcc8-a175-4f23-8d48-b90836c40e44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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