Tennessee House Bill 1938 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 23 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-05-23 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 992
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, specifies that a person who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces, a member of the Tennessee national guard, a member of the Tennessee air national guard, or an inactive reservist of any of the United States uniformed military services in good standing must not be disqualified as a candidate for any office if, for service-related reasons, that person was unable to comply with a statewide political party's or recognized minor party's rules for candidacy for nomination for such party, and such service-related reasons are the sole reason the person is unable to qualify. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13, Part 1.

As enacted, specifies that a person who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces, a member of the Tennessee national guard, a member of the Tennessee air national guard, or an inactive reservist of any of the United States uniformed military services in good standing must not be disqualified as a candidate for any office if, for service-related reasons, that person was unable to comply with a statewide political party's or recognized minor party's rules for candidacy for nomination for such party, and such service-related reasons are the sole reason the person is unable to qualify. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13, Part 1.

Rep. John Ragan [R]	Rep. Jay Reedy [R]	Rep. David Alexander [R]	Rep. Jerome Moon [R]
Rep. Karen Camper [D]	Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D]	Rep. JoAnne Favors [D]	Rep. Kent Calfee [R]
Rep. Sabi Kumar [R]	Rep. Dwayne Thompson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-23		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 992
2018-04-17	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2018-04-17	House	Comp. SB subst.
2018-04-12	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2018
2018-04-12	House	Reset on cal. for 4/16/2018
2018-04-12	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2018-04-11	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2018
2018-04-11	House	Reset on cal. for 4/12/2018
2018-04-06	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2018
2018-04-02	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2018-04-02	House	Reset on cal. for 4/11/2018
2018-03-29	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2018
2018-03-28	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018
2018-03-27	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2018-03-21	House	Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/27/2018
2018-03-21	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
2018-03-14	House	Placed on s/c cal Local Government Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
2018-03-07	House	Action Def. in s/c Local Government Subcommittee to the Election Calendar
2018-02-28	House	Placed on s/c cal Local Government Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
2018-02-28	House	Action Def. in s/c Local Government Subcommittee to 3/7/2018
2018-02-21	House	Placed on s/c cal Local Government Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
2018-01-31	House	Assigned to s/c Local Government Subcommittee
2018-01-31	House	P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
2018-01-29	House	Intro., P1C.
2018-01-26	House	Filed for intro.

SB1688 (Crossfiled) 2018-05-23 - Pub. Ch. 992

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1938&ga=110
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1938.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/110/pub/pc0992.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Amend/HA1059.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Amend/HA1198.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Amend/HA1209.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Amend/HA1215.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Fiscal/SB1688.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Fiscal/FM3274.pdf