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SB2344 • 2026

Election Laws

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.

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Sponsor
Hensley, Todd
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on potential impacts or costs, leaving these points as unknowns.

Election Official Arrival Time

This bill changes when election officials must arrive at polling places before an election.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time that election officials need to be at polling places from half an hour before opening to one hour before opening.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Election officials who work at polling places

Terms To Know

Polling place
A location where people go to vote in an election.
Election official
A person who works at a polling place to help run the election and make sure voting goes smoothly.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how this change will affect voters or officials.
  • It is unclear if there are any costs associated with making election officials arrive earlier.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  5. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  6. 2026-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2072
By Todd

SENATE BILL 2344
By Hensley
SB2344
011856
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2,
relative to elections.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-7-105(a), is amended by deleting
the language "one-half (1/2) hour" and substituting "one (1) hour".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.