Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 5 R cosponsors

HB 1697 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7, relative to lowering flags to half-staff.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 828

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 15, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Flags - As enacted, authorizes a county mayor and the chief executive officer of a municipality to order the flags flown on county or municipal property to be lowered to half-staff to honor the death of a prominent citizen of that county or municipality. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  4. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/17/2026

  5. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  6. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026

  7. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  8. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  9. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  10. Subst. for comp. HB.

  11. Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

  12. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  13. Signed by Senate Speaker

  14. Signed by H. Speaker

  15. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  16. Signed by Governor.

  17. Pub. Ch. 828

  18. Effective date(s) 04/27/2026

  19. Filed for introduction

  20. Intro., P1C.

  21. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  22. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  23. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  24. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  25. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026

  26. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/4/2026

  27. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  28. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026

  29. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  30. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  31. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  32. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  33. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  34. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  35. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  36. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  37. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  38. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/13/2026

  39. Sponsor(s) Added.

  40. Comp. SB subst.

  41. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 828

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (128)

128 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1697 do?
Flags - As enacted, authorizes a county mayor and the chief executive officer of a municipality to order the flags flown on county or municipal property to be lowered to half-staff to honor the death of a prominent citizen of that county or municipality. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.
Who sponsors HB 1697?
HB 1697 is sponsored by McCalmon, Jake (Republican), Reeves, Lee (Republican), Reedy, Jay D. (Republican), Davis, Elaine (Republican), and Russell, Lowell (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1697?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2026. Enacted.
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