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TN HB 2665

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Haywood County - Subject to local approval, for county attorney, requires state law license; hiring preference to be given to a resident; oath of office; to advise and represent county commission, the county mayor, and other county officials; authorizes county commission to employ legal counsel other than county attorney; replaces "quarterly county court" with "county commission"; and replaces "county judge" with "county mayor." - Amends Chapter 350 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 2665 pass?

Yes. TN HB 2665 has been enacted into law as of 2026-05-27. Latest recorded action (2026-05-27): Pr. Ch. 69

What is TN HB 2665 about?

TN HB 2665 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Haywood County - Subject to local approval, for county attorney, requires state law license; hiring preference to be given to a resident; oath of office; to advise and represent county commission, the county mayor, and other county officials; authorizes county commission to employ legal counsel other than county attorney; replaces "quarterly county court" with "county commission"; and replaces "county judge" with "county mayor." - Amends Chapter 350 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 2665?

Shaw is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2665.

Introduced
2026-04-02
Latest action
2026-05-27 — Pr. Ch. 69
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Shawprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-31

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-04-02

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-04-06

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

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-04-08

    Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 4/13/2026

  5. 2026-04-13

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/15/2026

  6. 2026-04-13

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-04-15

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  8. 2026-04-15

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-04-16

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026

  10. 2026-04-22

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  11. 2026-04-22

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    receipt

  12. 2026-04-22

    Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1

    passage

  13. 2026-04-22

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  14. 2026-04-23

    Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

    passage

  15. 2026-04-23

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    substitution

  16. 2026-04-29

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    enrolled

  17. 2026-04-30

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  18. 2026-05-05

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  19. 2026-05-11

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    executive-receipt

  20. 2026-05-21

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  21. 2026-05-27

    Pr. Ch. 69

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee 4/13/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-04-13 · pass · 8-0

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-15 · pass · 21-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-22 · pass · 92-0

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

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/22/2026 4/16/2026

    2026-04-22 · fail · 0-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-23 · pass · 33-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2665&ga=114

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