2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0456: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 10, relative to campaign finance.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires the registry of election finance to provide a copy of the rule promulgated by the registry enumerating examples of the various categories of contributions that constitute "in-kind contributions" and requiring disclosure to each member of the general assembly at the beginning of each yearly session and each candidate for state office within one week of the candidate certifying a treasurer with the registry; deletes obsolete deadline for promulgating such rule. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10.

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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, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Sponsor change.
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 Government Operations Committee
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0385

Amendment 1-0 to HB0456

4/10/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/16/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
4/9/2025
20
Yea
0
Nay
1
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
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Republican: 3

Primary Sponsor

Tim Rudd
Tim Rudd
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/11/20258.4 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/31/20258.4 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/28/20258.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/21/2025114.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/20/2025115.8 KB