2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1073: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, revises the definition of "contribution," for purposes of financial disclosures under the state's campaign finance laws, to include an activity done independently of or in coordination with a candidate, candidate's political campaign committee, or agent, related to the development, production, and use of canvassing literature and scripts to be used in a door-knocking campaign for a candidate's election. - Amends TCA Title 2.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
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Sponsor(s) withdrawn.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
3/17/2025
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
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
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0287)
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 11, PNV 2
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/15/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/15/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0309)
Senate
4/15/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 3
Senate
4/16/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/22/2025
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Signed by Governor.
5/8/2025
Pub. Ch. 350
5/8/2025
Effective date(s) 05/02/2025

Amendments

HA0287

Amendment 1-0 to HB1073

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/15/2025
28
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/7/2025
80
Yea
11
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/2/2025
20
Yea
3
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
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/7/202551.4 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/11/20257.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/5/20257.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/20/2025116.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/8/2025112.8 KB