Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee SB7004: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16 and Chapter 742 of the Public Acts of 2026, relative to congressional districts.
Status: Chaptered, June 3, 2026
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 the bill says
From the amended text:
Amendment No. 2 to HB7003 Johnson Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 7004 House Bill No. 7003* by adding the following as a new section immediately preceding the effective date section and redesignating the effective date section accordingly: SECTION __. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-16-102, is amended by designating the existing language as subsection (a) and adding the following as a new subsection: (b) When establishing congressional districts pursuant to subsection (a), crime statistics, arrest data, or generalized public safety assertions must not be utilized as a basis for fragmenting, diminishing, or diluting the representational influence of American Indian or Alaska Native communities protected under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. HA7015
Sponsors
- Johnson, Gloria (D, 90) · primary sponsor
- Stevens, Robert (R, 13)
Latest actions
- : Comp. became Pub. Ch. 3
- : Companion House Bill substituted
- : Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/7/2026
- : Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- : Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/6/2026
- : Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0
- : Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- : Sponsor(s) Added.
- : Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 5/6/2026
- : Introduced, 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
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Common questions
- What is SB7004?
- SB7004 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 SB7004 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 SB7004?
- Chaptered as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 3 (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB7004?
- Johnson, Gloria (D, 90), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB7004?
- On the Tennessee Legislature website: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB7004&GA=114
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