2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0056: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, relative to county legislative bodies.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, authorizes certain county legislative bodies, by a two-thirds vote, to remove any member of an appointed board or commission, if such removal is recommended by the appointing authority and the member of the board or commission is given at least five business days' notice of the meeting when the vote on removal will occur. - Amends TCA Title 5.
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Bill History
1/2/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/12/2025
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/19/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2025
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0007)
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 1
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0038)
Senate
3/13/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 20, Nays 10
Senate
3/17/2025
H. Placed on Message Calendar 3/20/2025
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 85, Nays 7 PNV 0 HB0056
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
3/27/2025
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Signed by Governor.
4/4/2025
Pub. Ch. 132
4/4/2025
Effective date(s) 04/03/2025
Amendments
HA0007
Amendment 1-0 to HB0056
2/19/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1
3/20/2025
85
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
3/13/2025
20
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
2/24/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2/19/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
2/12/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 10
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
William Lamberth
Republican