Election Laws - As enacted, reorders the presidential primary ballots to allow for candidates for state, county, and municipal offices to immediately follow the names of the presidential candidates; increases the number of vertical columns for each respective party’s primary election on the ballot from two to three. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13 and Title 2, Chapter 5.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 12, 2017
Signed Mar 15, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2017 · House Feb 27, 2017
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Feb 6, 2017
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Mar 15, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Feb 27, 2017
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0002)
upper
Feb 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/23/2017
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/14/2017
lower
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0001)
upper
Feb 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Local Government Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Local Government Subcommittee for 2/7/2017
lower
Feb 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 31, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 25, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/31/2017
upper
Jan 17, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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