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

HB 886: Election Laws - As introduced, specifies that the reasonable period for candidates to remove signs, posters, or placards advocating their candidacy is two weeks after the election instead of three weeks. - Amends TCA Title 2.

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 886 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Election Laws - As introduced, specifies that the reasonable period for candidates to remove signs, posters, or placards advocating their candidacy is two weeks after the election instead of three weeks. - Amends TCA Title 2. Primary sponsor: Chris Todd (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 20, 2026): Failed in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris ToddPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse73

“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 Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  2. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/20/2026
  3. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
  4. Placed behind the budget
  5. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
  6. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
  7. Sponsor(s) Added.
  8. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
  9. Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. Placed behind the budget
  11. Sponsor(s) Added.
  12. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 31 actions. Full history

Sources

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