Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, clarifies that expenditures of campaign funds to enhance security for an officeholder's personal residence are not deemed for personal use and that such expenditures are limited to home security consultation, home security equipment, home security monitoring services, safe rooms, and the use of security guards at an officeholder's personal residence for non-campaign purposes; clarifies that such expenditures must not exceed $12,000 per calendar year and must be disclosed as "residential security." - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10.

HB 2045 allows Tennessee political candidates and officeholders to spend up to $12,000 annually from campaign funds specifically for residential security at their personal homes, rather than treating these expenses as personal use. The bill requires such spending to be disclosed as "residential security" and mandates that all documentation be maintained for audits. It also specifies that audit records related to these expenditures must remain confidential and not be publicly accessible. This bill directly affects state-level candidates and officeholders who use campaign funds for home security measures.