HB 636 Tennessee House · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

Election Laws - As introduced, allows a person who is excluded as a candidate from a primary ballot based on a determination that the person is not a bona fide member of the political party to qualify as an independent candidate if the nominating petition is filed within seven calendar days of the final determination of the exclusion. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Feb 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2023 Last action Mar 13, 2023

Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2023

How they voted

63–34

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 98

Mar 9, 2023

D Democratic24

24 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican74

39 Yea 34 Nay 1

52% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 13, 2023

Introduced

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed H., Ayes 63, Nays 34, PNV 1

lower

Feb 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/23/2023

lower

Feb 21, 2023

Lower · Passed

Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

lower

Feb 15, 2023

Lower · Passed

Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee

lower

Feb 15, 2023

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/21/2023

lower

Feb 8, 2023

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/15/2023

lower

Feb 1, 2023

Committee

P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee

lower

Feb 1, 2023

Committee

Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee

lower

Jan 30, 2023

Introduced

Intro., P1C.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors