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

SB 1059: Election Laws - 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.

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

SB 1059 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Election Laws - 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. Primary sponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 8, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 350.

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

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adam LowePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“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. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 350
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2025
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025
  5. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
  6. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
  7. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
  8. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
  9. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  10. Filed for introduction

Sources

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