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HB0620 • 2026

Election Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 3, Part 3, relative to convenience voting.

Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Eldridge, Southerland
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 384
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about the cost or funding of the program.

Convenience Voting for Hamblen County

This bill allows Hamblen County to participate in a pilot program that lets voters use any designated voting center within the county on election day.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds Hamblen County to a list of counties allowed to have convenience voting centers.
  • Requires Hamblen County to follow rules set by the state for this pilot program.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Hamblen County voters
  • Hamblen County election officials

Terms To Know

Convenience Voting Center
A place where people can vote on election day, not just at their assigned polling station.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only applies to Hamblen County.
  • It does not specify how much the program will cost or who will pay for it.
  • The exact rules and locations of voting centers are set by state officials, not this bill.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 384

  2. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/05/2025

  3. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 384

  4. 2025-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  10. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0

  11. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/16/2025

  13. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025

  14. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  15. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2025

  16. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  17. 2025-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  18. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  19. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  20. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  21. 2025-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  22. 2025-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  23. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/7/2025

  24. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025

  25. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025

  26. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  27. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

  28. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

  29. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025

  30. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

  31. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  32. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  33. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025

  34. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  35. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  36. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  37. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  38. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  39. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee

  40. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  41. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  42. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  43. 2025-01-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 981
By Southerland

HOUSE BILL 620
By Eldridge

HB0620
002660
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2,
Chapter 3, Part 3, relative to convenience voting.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-3-302(f), is amended by adding the
following new subdivision (6):
(6) A county having a population of not less than sixty-four thousand four
hundred (64,400) nor more than sixty-four thousand five hundred (64,500), according to
the 2020 federal census or a subsequent federal census;
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.