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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

Quick answers

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

  1. 2026-01-15

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-21

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-22

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-22

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-04

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

  6. 2026-02-11

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

  7. 2026-02-11

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-02-18

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

  9. 2026-02-25

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

  10. 2026-03-04

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

  11. 2026-03-04

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

  12. 2026-03-11

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

  13. 2026-03-12

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

  14. 2026-03-18

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

  15. 2026-03-18

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

  16. 2026-03-25

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

  17. 2026-03-25

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

  18. 2026-04-01

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-04-08

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

  20. 2026-04-09

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

  21. 2026-04-13

    Comp. SB subst.

  22. 2026-04-13

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  23. 2026-05-04

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 828

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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Official source

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

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