Election Laws - As enacted, prohibits a county election commissioner from voting on issues that directly affect the commissioner's immediate family member who is a candidate for office; requires a county election commissioner to be recused of official duties 30 days prior to an election if an immediate family member of the commissioner is a candidate for office in that county. - Amends TCA Section 2-12-102.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 4, 2021
Signed Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2021 · House Apr 14, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Apr 15, 2021
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Apr 30, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 3, PNV 2
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/6/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/16/2021
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
lower
Feb 20, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Yusuf Hakeem
DDemocratic
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