Election Laws - As enacted, disqualifies an administrator of elections from serving as administrator if the administrator qualifies as a candidate for public office; requires the administrator to be recused from official duties at least 30 days prior to an election in which an immediate family member of the administrator is on the ballot; clarifies that an administrator who is recused from official duties does not receive compensation during the recusal. - Amends TCA Title 2.
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 24, 2024
Signed Mar 15, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 29, 2024 · House Feb 26, 2024
How they voted
23–0
Passed
Total votes 23
Feb 29, 2024
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
2
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
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0536)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 4, PNV 1
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0536)
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2024
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/13/2024
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/7/2024
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Rudd
RRepublican
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