Election Laws - As enacted, makes various changes to election laws, including, but not limited to, requiring certain reimbursements to county election commissions for primary elections to be processed in the same manner as expenses for the presidential preference primary, and eliminating authorization for certain state entities and officers to accept or expend grants, gifts, or funding from private persons, corporations, organizations, or political parties for conducting an election. - Amends TCA Title 2.
SB 1619 requires Tennessee political parties to submit copies of their adopted rules or rule amendments to state election officials (the Secretary of State and Coordinator of Elections) within 15 days of adoption, instead of the current 30-day deadline. This change directly affects all political parties operating in Tennessee, including major parties and minor parties. The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, specifically Section 2-1-114, to shorten the filing timeline. The policy change focuses on accelerating the public availability of party rules by reducing the submission window.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Signed Apr 16, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 16, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0787)
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 0
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0738)
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Briggs
RRepublican
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