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

SB 179: Election Laws - As enacted, defines "district," for purposes of municipal elections, to mean a district, region, precinct, sector, territory, ward, or other geographical area prescribed for the purposes of nominating and electing candidates. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 6, Chapter 53.

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 179 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Election Laws - As enacted, defines "district," for purposes of municipal elections, to mean a district, region, precinct, sector, territory, ward, or other geographical area prescribed for the purposes of nominating and electing candidates. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 6, Chapter 53. Primary sponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 187.

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. 187
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025
  5. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
  6. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/18/2025
  7. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
  8. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/11/2025
  9. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
  10. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
  11. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
  12. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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