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Committee approves bill to align Tennessee law with federal guidance on coordinated door‑knocking
Summary
The Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee voted to attach an amendment and approve House Bill 1073 to allow coordination of door‑knocking canvassing between candidates and outside committees, bringing state law into alignment with Federal Election Commission guidance.
House Bill 1073, as amended, passed the Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee and will move to the State and Local Government full committee.
The bill, introduced as House Bill 1073 by Representative Garrett, adds an explicit allowance for coordination between state candidates and political action committees (PACs) for door‑knocking canvassing. Representative Garrett told the committee the change ‘‘simply allows coordination regarding door‑knocking operations with any political action committee or state candidates permitting the two to coordinate their door‑knocking canvassing programs.’’
The amendment labeled 5588 was offered, moved and seconded and adopted without objection. The clerk reported the final vote as seven ayes and zero nays. The chair announced the bill moves on to the State and Local Government full committee.
Supporters framed the change as bringing Tennessee statute into alignment with federal guidance from the Federal Election Commission about coordination in canvassing operations. No legal citations were offered beyond those references during the committee discussion. The discussion on this bill was brief and no members asked follow‑up substantive questions after the sponsor’s explanation.
The committee proceeded to the next agenda item following the vote.
