2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 3 and Title 67, relative to the bureau of ethics and campaign finance.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, makes various changes to campaign finance requirements; requires certain officials in the executive branch to receive ethics training from the bureau of ethics and campaign finance; makes certain records of the bureau of ethics and campaign finance public; distributes 80 percent of the privilege tax collected from lobbyists to the bureau of ethics and campaign finance; makes other changes to the operation of the bureau of ethics and campaign finance. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3 and Title 67.

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Bill History

1/21/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/27/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/10/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Senate
2/11/2025
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/18/2025
Senate
2/18/2025
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Senate
4/14/2025
Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
Senate
4/14/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
Senate
4/17/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
Senate
4/21/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 2 PNV 0
Senate
4/21/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025
Senate
4/22/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0450)
Senate
4/22/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 3
Senate
4/22/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
4/22/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0511)
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 21, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025
Senate
4/22/2025
Senate refused to concur in amendment
Senate
4/22/2025
H. refused to recede from H. am. no. 1
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence.
Senate
4/22/2025
Conference Committee appointed.
Senate
4/22/2025
Conf. comm. appointed ( T. Hicks, Atchley, Gant, Love)
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 23, Nays 6, PNV 1
Senate
4/22/2025
Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 78, Nays 13 PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate

Amendments

SA0450

Amendment 1-0 to SB0229

4/21/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
4/22/2025
78
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/22/2025
73
Yea
21
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report
4/22/2025
23
Yea
6
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
4/22/2025
28
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 2 PNV 0
4/21/2025
9
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2/18/2025
8
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/22/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/3/202574.7 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/21/202574.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/11/2025134.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/15/2025138.9 KB