TN HB 1488
enactedCounty Government - As enacted, requires county legislative bodies to adopt local rules of procedure within 90 days of convening a newly elected county legislative body by majority vote; requires a two-thirds vote to change such rules; specifies Robert's Rules of Order as the default rules of procedure for county legislative bodies. - Amends TCA Title 5.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 1488 pass?
Yes. TN HB 1488 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-23. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Pub. Ch. 599
What is TN HB 1488 about?
TN HB 1488 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “County Government - As enacted, requires county legislative bodies to adopt local rules of procedure within 90 days of convening a newly elected county legislative body by majority vote; requires a two-thirds vote to change such rules; specifies Robert's Rules of Order as the default rules of procedure for county legislative bodies. - Amends TCA Title 5.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 1488?
Moon is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1488.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Pub. Ch. 599
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Moonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-08
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-13
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2026-01-14
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
referral-committee
2026-01-14
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 1/28/2026
2026-01-26
Meeting Canceled
2026-01-28
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/4/2026
2026-02-02
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-02-04
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/11/2026
2026-02-04
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-11
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/12/2026
2026-02-11
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/19/2026
2026-02-19
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
receipt
2026-02-19
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-02-19
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
passage
2026-02-23
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2026-02-26
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
passage
2026-02-26
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
substitution
2026-02-27
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
enrolled
2026-03-09
Signed by Senate Speaker
passage
2026-03-09
Signed by H. Speaker
passage
2026-03-11
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
executive-receipt
2026-03-18
Signed by Governor.
executive-signature
2026-03-23
Effective date(s) 03/18/2026
2026-03-23
Pub. Ch. 599
Versions
Documents
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Votes
HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/4/2026 Passed (4)
2026-02-04 · pass · 7-0
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/11/2026 Passed (3)
2026-02-11 · pass · 22-0
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 2/12/2026 Failed (2)
2026-02-12 · fail · 0-0
FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/19/2026 Passed (1)
2026-02-19 · pass · 94-0
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2026 Passed (1)
2026-02-26 · pass · 32-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1617
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