Tennessee HB 855: Election Laws - As enacted, generally… | StateThat

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Election Laws - As enacted, generally requires statewide political parties to nominate their candidates in primary elections for all offices for which partisan elections are held at the regular August or regular November election; authorizes, in a county in which a statewide political party nominated a candidate by a method other than a primary election in 2022 or 2024, the statewide political party in such county to continue to use such method with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 2.

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IntroducedFeb 4
Passed House
Passed Senate
To Governor
Became Law

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

2025
1. Apr 29Comp. became Pub. Ch. 259Latest
2. Apr 14Comp. SB subst.
  - Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025. Result: fail.Lower
3. Apr 14Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
4. Apr 10H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
5. Apr 9Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
6. Apr 8Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
  - Vote recorded HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
7. Apr 3Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
8. Apr 2Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025
9. Apr 2Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
10. Apr 1Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
11. Mar 31Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
12. Mar 26Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
13. Mar 25Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government CommitteeMinor
  - Vote recorded HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/25/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
14. Mar 24Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
15. Mar 19Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
16. Mar 10Sponsor change.Minor
17. Feb 10Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance SubcommitteeMinor
18. Feb 6P2C, ref. to State & Local Government CommitteeMinor
19. Feb 5Intro., P1C.Minor
20. Feb 4Filed for introductionIntroduced

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