SB0229

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 3 and Title 67, relative to the bureau of ethics and campaign finance.

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SB0229 amends Tennessee's campaign finance laws, including candidate contributions, litigation fund use, and ethics training requirements.

SB0229 amends Tennessee's campaign finance laws to clarify the use of campaign funds for litigation, requiring annual ethics training for executive branch officials, and updating financial record confidentiality. It specifies that campaign funds used for litigation to support a candidate's nomination or challenge an opponent's candidacy are not personal use, but funds used to defend a candidate's reputation are.

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Roll Call Votes

28 Yea

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3 Nay

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Calendar

Feb 18, 2025

10:30 AM

Senate State & Local Government Hearing

History

May 15, 2025

Pub. Ch. 415

May 15, 2025

Effective date(s) 05/09/2025, 01/01/2026

May 9, 2025

Senate

Signed by Governor.