SB 626 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Election Laws - As enacted, revises present law relative to voting and county election commissions, such as requiring the commission to publish a notice of the location of the provisional counting board, prohibiting the commission from tabulating any marked ballots submitted via the internet, prohibiting voting machines from being connected to the internet, and making other changes. - Amends TCA Title 2.

SB 626 amends Tennessee's election laws to require county election commissions to publish locations of provisional counting boards and prohibit tabulating marked ballots submitted online. It also bans voting machines from connecting to the internet, directly affecting how counties manage ballot processing and voting technology. The bill makes these specific procedural changes to election administration without altering voter eligibility or ballot access. Signed by the governor on May 5, 2025, it became effective May 13, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

274
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 9, 2025
D Democratic5
1 Yea 4 Nay
80% Nay
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0398)
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 22, PNV 0
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0305)
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 22, Nays 4
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Richard Briggs
Richard Briggs
RRepublican
TN
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