2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0863: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 13 and Title 67, relative to local government.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, authorizes municipalities and counties to post their code of ordinances or adopted resolutions, as applicable, on a website maintained by the municipality or county, or on the website maintained by the secretary of state if the municipality or county does not have or maintain a website. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 13 and Title 67.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Sponsor change.
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0198)
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/15/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/15/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0321)
Senate
4/15/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
Senate
4/16/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/22/2025
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0198

Amendment 1-0 to HB0863

3/26/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/15/2025
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/31/2025
90
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/26/2025
20
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
3/19/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/16/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text3/5/20258.0 KB
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Bill Text3/4/20258.0 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/6/20258.0 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/4/20258.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/14/2025116.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/13/2025121.5 KB