2023-2024 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2937: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7, relative to local governing bodies.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, generally prohibits, in Montgomery, Williamson, Rutherford, Hamilton, Knox, Davidson, and Shelby counties, a member of a county governing body from simultaneously serving as a member of the governing body of a municipality within the county for whom the member is a commissioner during the member's term of office, and vice versa, if such prohibition is passed by a two-thirds vote of the entire county or municipal governing body; authorizes a member simultaneously serving on April 22, 2024, to serve out the remainder of the member's terms of office. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.
Bill History
1/31/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2024
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/7/2024
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/14/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/21/2024
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/28/2024
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/5/2024
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
Reset on next avail. cal.
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2024
House of Representatives
3/14/2024
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0636)
House of Representatives
3/14/2024
Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 8, PNV 0
House of Representatives
3/14/2024
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
3/18/2024
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
3/18/2024
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
3/18/2024
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0617)
Senate
3/18/2024
Failed to pass Senate, Ayes 16, Nays 14, PNV 1
Senate
3/18/2024
Re-refer to S. Cal Comm
Senate
3/28/2024
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/1/2024
Senate
4/1/2024
Passed Senate, Ayes 22, Nays 9
Senate
4/3/2024
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/4/2024
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/8/2024
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/10/2024
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
4/22/2024
Signed by Governor.
5/1/2024
Pub. Ch. 763
5/1/2024
Effective date(s) 04/22/2024
Amendments
HA0636
Amendment 1-0 to HB2937
3/6/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
3/18/2024
16
Yea
14
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/14/2024
84
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/14/2024
81
Yea
11
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/1/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session