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TN HB 2654

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Sardis - Subject to local approval, removes archaic references to debtor's prisons, city marshal, the original members of the board of mayor and aldermen, and city recorder authority; sets salaries of board members by ordinance rather than by charter; authorizes the board to set meeting dates by ordinance rather than by charter, increases terms of the mayor and aldermen from two to four years; and removes certain residency requirements for legal qualified voters who live within the municipality. - Amends Chapter 833 of the Private Acts of 1949; as amended.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Did TN HB 2654 pass?

Yes. TN HB 2654 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-27): Pr. Ch. 63

What is TN HB 2654 about?

TN HB 2654 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Sardis - Subject to local approval, removes archaic references to debtor's prisons, city marshal, the original members of the board of mayor and aldermen, and city recorder authority; sets salaries of board members by ordinance rather than by charter; authorizes the board to set meeting dates by ordinance rather than by charter, increases terms of the mayor and aldermen from two to four years; and removes certain residency requirements for legal qualified voters who live within the municipality. - Amends Chapter 833 of the Private Acts of 1949; as amended.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 2654?

Haston is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2654.

Introduced
2026-03-05
Latest action
2026-05-27 — Pr. Ch. 63
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hastonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-27

    Pr. Ch. 63

  2. 2026-05-21

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-05-11

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-05-05

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  5. 2026-04-30

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-04-20

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    enrolled

  7. 2026-04-15

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    substitution

  8. 2026-04-15

    Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0

    passage

  9. 2026-04-14

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  10. 2026-04-13

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1034)

    amendment-passage

  11. 2026-04-13

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1

    passage

  12. 2026-04-13

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    receipt

  13. 2026-04-09

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

  14. 2026-04-08

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

  15. 2026-04-01

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-03-25

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

  17. 2026-03-25

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

  18. 2026-03-18

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

  19. 2026-03-16

    Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/16/2026

  21. 2026-03-09

    P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-03-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  23. 2026-03-03

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee 3/16/2026 Passed (4)

    2026-03-16 · pass · 10-0

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-04-01 · pass · 23-0

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

    2026-04-13 · pass · 90-0

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

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026 (2)

    2026-04-13 · fail · 0-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/15/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-15 · pass · 31-0

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