Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 1617 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, relative to county legislative bodies.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 599

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on March 09, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

County Government - As enacted, requires county legislative bodies to adopt local rules of procedure within 90 days of convening a newly elected county legislative body by majority vote; requires a two-thirds vote to change such rules; specifies Robert's Rules of Order as the default rules of procedure for county legislative bodies. - Amends TCA Title 5.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Pub. Ch. 599

  2. Effective date(s) 03/18/2026

  3. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 599

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. Signed by H. Speaker

  7. Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  10. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  11. Companion House Bill substituted

  12. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  13. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/26/2026

  14. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

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

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  18. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026

  19. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/19/2026

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

  21. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/12/2026

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

  23. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/11/2026

  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

  25. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/4/2026

  26. Meeting Canceled

  27. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 1/28/2026

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

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

  30. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  31. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  32. Intro., P1C.

  33. Filed for introduction

  34. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1617 do?
County Government - As enacted, requires county legislative bodies to adopt local rules of procedure within 90 days of convening a newly elected county legislative body by majority vote; requires a two-thirds vote to change such rules; specifies Robert's Rules of Order as the default rules of procedure for county legislative bodies. - Amends TCA Title 5.
Who sponsors SB 1617?
SB 1617 is sponsored by Jackson, Ed (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1617?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2026. Enacted.
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