Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee to change the date of elections for judicial and other civil officers, excluding assessors of property, from the first Thursday in August to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. -
HJR 729 proposes a constitutional amendment to change Tennessee's election dates for most county-level judicial and civil officials. It would move these elections from the first Thursday in August to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, starting in 2034 for most offices (excluding property assessors). Property assessors would continue to be elected in August, beginning in 2032. The amendment aims to align local election dates with federal and state general election schedules.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Last action Apr 14, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
16
Committee
19
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
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Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Constitutional Amendment Calendar
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Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Next Available Calendar
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/11/2026
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/3/2026
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 1/27/2026
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Intro., ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
William Lamberth
RRepublican
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