Amends TCA Section 2-7-143.

ON JANAURY 24, 2022, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 515, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #2 rewrites this bill and revises provisions of the Tennessee Freedom of Speech Act. Present law prohibits, during the period beginning 60 days before an election until the day after the next subsequent election: (1) This state, a local government, or any other political subdivision of this state from regulating the shape or quantity of political or campaign posters or signs placed on certain private property as detailed by present law, with certain exceptions; and (2) A homeowners' association from prohibiting, by covenant, condition, restriction, or rule, the display of political or campaign posters or signs placed on private property by the owner of the property or any lawful resident of a residence on the property. Such association may adopt reasonable covenants, conditions, restrictions, or rules with respect to the placement of political or campaign posters or signs placed on homeowner association common space and private property maintained by the owner or resident, including limiting the size of campaign posters or signs in those common and private property areas to four square feet. This amendment expands the period of time in the first paragraph to 60 days before the first day of early voting until the first day after voting ends for the election. This amendment adds that a homeowners' association may regulate the removal of posters and signs erected pursuant to (2) in the same manner that a homeowners' association may regulate the placement of such posters and signs under present law.