Tennessee HB7003: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16 and Chapter 742 of the Public Acts of 2026, relative to congressional districts.

What the bill says

From the amended text:

Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No. 1 to SB7004 Gardenhire Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 7004 House Bill No. 7003* by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-16-103, is amended by deleting the section and substituting instead the following: (a) (1) All census descriptions, counties, voting districts (VTDs), tracts, blocks, census delineations, census district lines, and other census designations are those established for or by the United States department of commerce, bureau of the census, for taking the 2020 federal decennial census in Tennessee as contained in the automated geographic database, known as the TIGER (topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing) system. (2) As provided in subsection (b), each district is described county by county in alphabetical order and, if a county is split, by the portion of such split county. Split counties are described by VTDs and, if further divided, by census blocks. (b) The state of Tennessee is divided into the following nine (9) congressional districts composed as follows: (1) District 1: Carter County Cocke County Greene County Hamblen County SA7001 Hancock County Hawkins County Jefferson County: VTD: 2nd Piedmont Elementary School VTD: 4th Jefferson Elementary School VTD: 3rd White Pine School VTD: 1st Dandridge Elementary School VTD: 10th Jefferson City Fire Dept VTD: 5th …

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Sponsors

• Sexton, CameronSpeaker (R, 25) · primary sponsor
• Zachary, Jason (R, 14)
• Todd, Chris (R, 73)
• Garrett, Johnny (R, 45)

Latest actions

1. June 3, 2026: Effective date(s) 05/07/2026
2. June 3, 2026: Pub. Ch. 3
3. May 7, 2026: Signed by Governor.
4. May 7, 2026: Transmitted to Governor for his action.
5. May 7, 2026: Signed by Senate Speaker
6. May 7, 2026: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
7. May 7, 2026: Signed by H. Speaker
8. May 7, 2026: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA7001)
9. May 7, 2026: Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 5
10. May 7, 2026: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

Votes

• FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration (May 7, 2026): 25 yea, 5 nay, passed
• FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY JOHNSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (May 7, 2026): 18 yea, 73 nay, failed
• FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (May 7, 2026): 64 yea, 25 nay, passed
• SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0 (May 6, 2026): 9 yea, 2 nay, passed
• SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (May 6, 2026): 9 yea, 2 nay, passed
• FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION II: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (May 6, 2026): 15 yea, 6 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HB7003?

HB7003 is a bill in the Tennessee Legislature (114th General Assembly): AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16 and Chapter 742 of the Public Acts of 2026, relative to congressional districts.

What does HB7003 do?

Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON MAY 7, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 7003, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to revise the boundaries for Tennessee's congressional districts.

What is the status of HB7003?

Chaptered as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: Effective date(s) 05/07/2026 (June 3, 2026).

Who sponsored HB7003?

Sexton, CameronSpeaker (R, 25), with 3 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB7003?

On the Tennessee Legislature website: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB7003&GA=114