Ethics - As enacted, requires assistant director and general counsel of the bureau of ethics and campaign finance, if any, to be employed upon the recommendation of the executive director and approval by the board of directors of the bureau; requires persons and entities required to register with the registry of election finance or the Tennessee ethics commission to provide an email address, or alternatively, a mailing address if no email address is available, for the purpose of serving notice upon the registrant. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 55.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Signed Mar 14, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2023 · House Feb 27, 2023
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Feb 13, 2023
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 14, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0033)
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0005)
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/7/2023
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/7/2023
upper
Jan 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/31/2023
upper
Jan 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Briggs
RRepublican
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