Bill Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 799
Session 114
Election Laws - As enacted, generally requires statewide political parties to nominate their candidates in primary elections for all offices for which partisan elections are held at the regular August or regular November election; authorizes, in a county in which a statewide political party nominated a candidate by a method other than a primary election in 2022 or 2024, the statewide political party in such county to continue to use such method with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 2.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 24, 2025
Sponsor
Unknown
Johnson
First Action
Feb 4, 2025
Latest Action
Apr 29, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
799
State
Tennessee
Session
114
Sponsorship by Party
Unknown
Johnson
Primary
Senate Votes (2)
House Votes (1)
Motion Text
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2025 Passed (1)
Senate Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Summary
Unavailable
04/29/2025
House
Pub. Ch. 259
04/29/2025
House
Effective date(s) 04/24/2025
04/24/2025
House
Signed by Governor.
04/21/2025
House
Signed by H. Speaker
04/21/2025
House
Transmitted to Governor for action.
04/17/2025
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker
04/16/2025
House
Enrolled and ready for signatures
04/14/2025
House
Subst. for comp. HB.
04/14/2025
House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0348)
04/14/2025
House
Passed H., Ayes 60, Nays 25, PNV 2
04/10/2025
House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
04/09/2025
House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0329)
04/09/2025
Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 3
04/09/2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added.
04/09/2025
House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
04/07/2025
House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025
04/02/2025
Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
04/01/2025
House
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
04/01/2025
House
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
03/26/2025
House
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
03/26/2025
House
Sponsor(s) Added.
03/11/2025
House
Sponsor change.
02/12/2025
House
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
02/10/2025
House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
02/04/2025
House
Filed for introduction
Sources
Record Created
Feb 7, 2025 6:23:40 AM
Record Updated
Mar 4, 2026 10:14:46 PM