Election Laws - As enacted, requires LEAs and public charter schools of a county to be closed for instruction on presidential primary election days if the county election commission uses such schools as a polling place. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3, Part 1.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Mar 15, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Mar 15, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2024
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/6/2024
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 1/31/2024
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jake McCalmon
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 1649
Scope: TN
Hi! I can help you understand HB 1649. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline