Tennessee · House Bill 262 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 49, relative to…

  1. Introduced Jan 19, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 21, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Political Parties - As introduced, requires state and local elections for public office to be partisan elections; requires judges who are required by this state's constitution to be reelected at retention elections to declare a bona fide membership with a political party or independent status at least 30 days prior to a retention election. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 49.

Read the full official title (32 words)

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 49, relative to partisan elections.

Every action

6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Local Government Committee · House Local Government Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee · House Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/22/2023 · House Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
  6. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.