2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0581: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 39 and Title 47, relative to campaign finance.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, prohibits the registry of election finance from charging a member of the public more than the registry's actual costs when providing a copy of a report regarding a required disclosure statement filed with the registry. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 39 and Title 47.

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Bill History

1/29/2025
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
3/12/2025
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
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
3/31/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0291

Amendment 1-0 to HB0581

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/7/2025
6
Yea
4
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
4/2/2025
16
Yea
7
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(1/29/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Calendar and Rules(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Clay Doggett
Clay Doggett
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text3/28/20257.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/31/20257.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/29/20257.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/24/2025145.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/3/2025113.3 KB