Election Laws - As enacted, establishes requirements for person or organization that has not been designated by the county election commission to conduct supplemental voter registration drives that attempts to register 100 or more people to vote; revises and adds various provisions governing elections. - Amends TCA Title 2.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 6, 2019
Signed May 2, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2019 · House Apr 15, 2019
How they voted
24–5
Passed
Total votes 29
Apr 25, 2019
D
Democratic4
100% Nay
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
60
Key actions
20
Committee
14
Amendments
11
May 2, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 3 & 9 Ayes 72, Nays 25 PNV 1 HB1079
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0260)
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 9 - SA0412)
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Amended
Amendment tabled (Amendment 7 -SA0393)
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Amended
Amendment tabled (Amendment 8 - SA0394)
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Amended
Amendment tabled (Amendment 4 - SA0345)
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 6
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 3 - HA0355)
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 4 - HA0358)
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 5 - HA0359)
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 6 - HA0360)
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 7 - HA0361)
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0284)
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0285)
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 8 - HA0363)
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 26, PNV 0
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/9/2019
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Committee for 4/3/2019
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2019
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Committee
Ref. to Local Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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