Election Laws - As enacted, prohibits members of local governing bodies to be elected through an election procedure that requires candidates to be nominated from a district and elected at large. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 6.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Signed May 11, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2023 · House Mar 9, 2023
How they voted
24–5
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Apr 17, 2023
D
Democratic6
83% Nay
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
12
Committee
7
May 11, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 76, Nays 21 PNV 2 HB0817
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0450)
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 5, PNV 1
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 20, PNV 0
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/2/2023
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/28/2023
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/22/2023
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elaine Davis
RRepublican
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