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HB0023 • 2026

Election Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 6, Chapter 53, relative to election districts.

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Sponsor
Davis, Lowe
Last action
2025-04-28
Official status
Effective date(s) 04/11/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on how these definitions will impact election processes.

Election Districts Law

This bill amends Tennessee's election laws to define 'district' for municipal elections to include wards and other geographical areas used for nominating and electing candidates.

What This Bill Does

  • Defines 'district' in the context of municipal elections to mean a district, region, precinct, sector, territory, ward, or any other geographical area prescribed for nominating and electing candidates.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who run or vote in municipal elections in Tennessee.

Terms To Know

district
A district, region, precinct, sector, territory, ward, or other geographical area prescribed for the purposes of nominating and electing candidates in municipal elections.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how these changes will affect specific election processes.
  • It is unclear if this change will lead to any practical differences in how elections are run.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB0023

Plain English: The amendment adds a new definition to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 6-53-110, specifying what 'district' means in the context of election procedures.

  • Adds a new subsection to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 6-53-110 that defines 'district' as any geographical area used for nominating and electing candidates.
  • The amendment does not specify how this definition will be applied or what changes it might cause in existing election laws.
Amendment 1-0 to SB0179

Plain English: The amendment adds a new definition to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 6-53-110, specifying what 'district' means in the context of election procedures.

  • Adds a new subsection to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 6-53-110 that defines 'district' as any geographical area used for nominating and electing candidates.
  • The amendment does not specify how this definition will be applied or what changes it might cause in existing election laws.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/11/2025

  2. 2025-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 187

  3. 2025-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 187

  4. 2025-04-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-04-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2025-04-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2025-03-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0

  10. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0189)

  11. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  12. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  14. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025

  15. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  16. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  17. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  18. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  19. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/18/2025

  20. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 23, PNV 0

  21. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0050)

  22. 2025-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/10/2025

  23. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025

  24. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  25. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025

  26. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/11/2025

  27. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025

  28. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/5/2025

  29. 2025-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025

  30. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/26/2025

  31. 2025-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  32. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/18/2025

  33. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee

  34. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  35. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  36. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  37. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  38. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  39. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  40. 2024-12-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 10, 2025, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 23, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 adds that "district," for purposes of municipal elections, also means a ward
prescribed for the purposes of nominating and electi
ng candidates
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 179
By Lowe

HOUSE BILL 23
By Davis

HB0023
000485
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and
Title 6, Chapter 53, relative to election districts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 6-53-110, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
( ) As used in this section, "district" means a district, region, precinct, sector,
territory, or other geographical area prescribed for the purposes of nominating and
electing candidates in accordance with this section.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.