HB 456 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, revises present law to designate as a political campaign committee for purposes of reporting expenditures pursuant to campaign finance laws a corporation that uses corporate funds, moneys, or credits for communications expressly supporting or opposing the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or elected official, and such funds, moneys, or credits are not used with the cooperation or with the prior consent of, or in consultation with, or at the request of, or suggestion of, a candidate or elected official or any agent or authorized committee of the candidate or elected official. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10.

This bill (HB 456) requires corporations to report certain campaign-related spending as a "political campaign committee" under Tennessee law. Specifically, if a corporation uses its own funds for communications expressly supporting or opposing a candidate *without* the candidate's cooperation, consent, or consultation, those expenditures must now be disclosed like campaign committee spending. This directly affects corporations that run such ads independently, shifting their reporting obligations under campaign finance rules. The change amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 10, to clarify these disclosure requirements.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action May 15, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

210
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 22
Apr 9, 2025
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1
80% Yea
R Republican17
17 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2025
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (21-0-1)
house
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Tim Rudd
RRepublican
TN
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