Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
- Session
- 114
- Chamber
- upper
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Election Laws
- Introduced / first action
- 2025-01-28 00:00:00
Sponsors
- Briggs (primary), primary
Tennessee 114
Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes nominees to fill a vacancy for a judge, district attorney general, or public defender occurring later than 180 days before the qualifying deadline to be selected by statewide political parties by any method authorized by the rules of the party. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 55, Chapter 50.
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Pub. Ch. 534
Effective date(s) 02/23/2026
Signed by Governor.
executive-signatureSigned by H. Speaker
passageTransmitted to Governor for action.
executive-receiptSigned by Senate Speaker
passageEnrolled and ready for signatures
enrolledRcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
Subst. for comp. HB.
substitutionAm. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0547)
amendment-withdrawalPassed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 6
passageSenate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0461)
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0
passageEngrossed; ready for transmission to House
receiptRecommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 2
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/5/2026
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/3/2026
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/27/2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
referral-committeeIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
introductionFiled for introduction
filingDocuments and versions
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