TN HB1938 | 2017-2018 | 110th General Assembly
Status
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]
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]
Summary
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.
Title
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.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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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. |
Same As/Similar To
SB1688 (Crossfiled) 2018-05-23 - Pub. Ch. 992