Election Laws - As introduced, requires county election commissions to include three non-binding questions related to the legalization of marijuana on the November 2022 ballot; requires the secretary of state to compile the results of the public policy opinion poll and forward the results to the members of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 2.
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  • Actions For HB1634Date
    Returned to the Clerk's Desk.03/30/2022
    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee03/30/2022
    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/30/202203/23/2022
    Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to 3/30/202203/23/2022
    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/23/202203/16/2022
    Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee03/02/2022
    Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee03/02/2022
    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/2/202202/23/2022
    Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to 3/2/202202/23/2022
    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/23/202202/16/2022
    Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to 2/23/202202/16/2022
    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/16/202202/09/2022
    Sponsor(s) Added.01/26/2022
    Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee01/12/2022
    P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee01/12/2022
    Intro., P1C.01/11/2022
    Sponsor(s) Added.07/28/2021
    Filed for introduction07/07/2021
    Actions For SB1973Date
    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee01/31/2022
    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration01/27/2022
    Filed for introduction01/26/2022
  • No amendments for HB1634.
    No amendments for SB1973.

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  • Fiscal Summary

    Increase Local Expenditures – Up to $10,000/FY22-23*


    Bill Summary

    This bill requires county election commissions to include a public policy opinion poll consisting of the following three non-binding questions related to the legalization of marijuana on the November 2022 ballot:

    (1) Should the State of Tennessee legalize medical marijuana?

    (2) Should the State of Tennessee decriminalize possession of less than one ounce of marijuana?

    (3) Should the State of Tennessee legalize and regulate commercial sales of recreational use marijuana?

    This bill requires the secretary of state to compile the results of the poll and forward the results to the members of the general assembly. The outcome of the poll will not be binding on the general assembly.

  • FiscalNote for HB1634/SB1973 filed under HB1634

  • House Floor and Committee Votes

    HB1634 by Griffey - HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE:
    Failed in Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee 3/2/2022
    Failed
              Ayes................................................2
              Noes................................................6

              Representatives voting aye were: Love, Shaw -- 2.
              Representatives voting no were: Crawford, Holsclaw, Mannis, Rudd, Williams, Wright -- 6.

    Senate Floor and Committee Votes

    Votes for Bill SB1973 by the Senate are not available.