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HB0916 • 2026

Campaigns and Campaign Finance

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 10; Title 2, Chapter 19; Title 3, Chapter 6; Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 55 and Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 5.

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Sponsor
Faison, Haile
Last action
2025-02-06
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Report on Digital Currency in Campaigns

This bill requires the Registry of Election Finance to create and submit a report about digital currency contributions to political campaigns over the past five years.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Registry of Election Finance to issue a report by September 1, 2025.
  • The report must cover how digital currency has been used in campaign donations for the last five years.
  • The report should be given to certain officials like the speakers and legislative librarian.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Registry of Election Finance
  • Speakers of both houses of Tennessee's General Assembly
  • Legislative Librarian

Terms To Know

Digital Currency
Money that exists only in digital form, like Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.
Registry of Election Finance
An office responsible for tracking and reporting on money used in political campaigns.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what will happen after the report is made.
  • It's unclear if there are any penalties or rewards tied to this requirement.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-01-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 590
By Haile

HOUSE BILL 916
By Faison

HB0916
000889
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2,
Chapter 10; Title 2, Chapter 19; Title 3, Chapter 6;
Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 55 and Title 8,
Chapter 50, Part 5.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-10-113, is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
(d) By September 1, 2025, the registry of election finance shall issue a report to
the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the legislative
librarian, and the office of legislative budget analysis on the use of digital currency being
contributed to candidates and political campaign committees throughout the last five (5)
years.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.