TN HB1897 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-26 - Effective date(s) 03/15/2024
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-26 - Effective date(s) 03/15/2024
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, disqualifies an administrator of elections from serving as administrator if the administrator qualifies as a candidate for public office; requires the administrator to be recused from official duties at least 30 days prior to an election in which an immediate family member of the administrator is on the ballot; clarifies that an administrator who is recused from official duties does not receive compensation during the recusal. - Amends TCA Title 2.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to election officials.
Sponsors
| Rep. Tim Rudd [R] | Rep. Mary Littleton [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-29 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration (Y: 28 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 87 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 87 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-26 | Effective date(s) 03/15/2024 | |
| 2024-03-26 | Pub. Ch. 579 | |
| 2024-03-15 | Signed by Governor. | |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Transmitted to Governor for his action. |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Signed by H. Speaker |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0540) |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Received from House, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 4, PNV 1 |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0536) |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-02-22 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024 |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Reset on cal. for 2/26/2024 |
| 2024-02-22 | House | H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0536) |
| 2024-02-15 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/22/2024 |
| 2024-02-14 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2024 |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/13/2024 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/7/2024 |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee |
| 2024-01-25 | House | P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2024-01-22 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB1768 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-26 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 579
