Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 2257 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 6 and Title 5, relative to county ethics commissions.

Last action — Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced November 24, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    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.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

County Government - As introduced, requires each county to create a county ethics commission. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6 and Title 5.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

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

  4. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  6. Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  7. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  8. Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  9. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  10. No Action Taken

  11. Filed for introduction

  12. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  13. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  14. Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/18/2026

  15. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  16. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  17. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/10/2026

  18. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  19. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026

  20. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  21. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  22. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  23. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0

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 2257 do?
County Government - As introduced, requires each county to create a county ethics commission. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6 and Title 5.
Who sponsors SB 2257?
SB 2257 is sponsored by Taylor, Brent (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2257?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced November 24, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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