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TN HB 1697

died on adjournment

Flags - As enacted, authorizes a county mayor and the chief executive officer of a municipality to order the flags flown on county or municipal property to be lowered to half-staff to honor the death of a prominent citizen of that county or municipality. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Did TN HB 1697 pass?

No. TN HB 1697 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-04): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 828

What is TN HB 1697 about?

TN HB 1697 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Flags - As enacted, authorizes a county mayor and the chief executive officer of a municipality to order the flags flown on county or municipal property to be lowered to half-staff to honor the death of a prominent citizen of that county or municipality. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1697?

McCalmon is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1697.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-05-04 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 828
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • McCalmonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-04

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 828

  2. 2026-04-13

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  3. 2026-04-13

    Comp. SB subst.

  4. 2026-04-09

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/13/2026

  5. 2026-04-08

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  6. 2026-04-01

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-03-25

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  8. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  9. 2026-03-18

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  10. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  11. 2026-03-12

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  12. 2026-03-11

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  13. 2026-03-04

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026

  14. 2026-03-04

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  15. 2026-02-25

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  16. 2026-02-18

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/4/2026

  17. 2026-02-11

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-02-11

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026

  19. 2026-02-04

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  20. 2026-01-22

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-01-22

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-01-21

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  23. 2026-01-15

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/11/2026 Passed

    2026-02-11 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2026 Passed

    2026-04-01 · pass · 12-10

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Littleton: not voting

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 4/9/2026 (2)

    2026-04-09 · fail · 0-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-13 · pass · 94-0

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1697&ga=114

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