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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1267: Election Laws - As introduced, requires a municipality that adopts an ordinance requiring nonresident property owners to vote by absentee ballot to file such ordinance with the county election commission no later than 75 days, rather than 60 days, before the election. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 41.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1267 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Election Laws - As introduced, requires a municipality that adopts an ordinance requiring nonresident property owners to vote by absentee ballot to file such ordinance with the county election commission no later than 75 days, rather than 60 days, before the election. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 41. Primary sponsor: Johnson. Most recent recorded action (March 17, 2026): Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
JohnsonPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
  2. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/17/2026
  3. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
  4. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
  5. Ref. to State & Local Government Committee
  6. Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
  7. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
  8. Intro., P1C.
  9. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source