Election Laws - As enacted, prohibits candidate who loses primary election from qualifying as a write-in candidate for the general election; prohibits write-in votes for such candidate from being counted for the general election. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 5 and Title 2, Chapter 7.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed Apr 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2019 · House Mar 25, 2019
How they voted
23–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 26
Mar 7, 2019
D
Democratic4
25% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Apr 9, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 81, Nays 9, PNV 4
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2019
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 1, PNV 3
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Committee for 2/27/2019
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/26/2019
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/20/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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