2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0457: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, authorizes the county election commission to notify individuals filing a petition for recall, referendum, or initiative of a defect in the petition that must be cured prior to certification for final approval. - Amends TCA Title 2.

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Bill History

1/28/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Sponsor change.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0398

Amendment 1-0 to HB0457

4/10/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/9/2025
16
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
3/25/2025
6
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Tim Rudd
Tim Rudd
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/11/20257.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/31/20257.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/28/20257.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/24/2025144.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/1/2025117.2 KB