2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0434: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 12, relative to public officials.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, prohibits a public facility from being named for a local public official who is in office, for two years after the public official leaves office, or if the public official has been convicted of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude; prohibits a local public official from making charitable donations in the public official's name if the donation is from public funds. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 12.

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Bill History

1/28/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating Committee- State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 2/24/2025
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
Taken off notice for cal. in Naming & Designating Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 3/3/2025
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Action def. in Naming & Designating Committee to 3/10/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 3/10/2025
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Failed in State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in State & Local Government Committee
4/2/2025
8
Yea
9
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
HOUSE NAMING & DESIGNATING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee
3/10/2025
7
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(4/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Raper
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/28/202510.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/12/2025140.1 KB