Local Government, General - As enacted, generally prohibits, in Montgomery, Williamson, Rutherford, Hamilton, Knox, Davidson, and Shelby counties, a member of a county governing body from simultaneously serving as a member of the governing body of a municipality within the county for whom the member is a commissioner during the member's term of office, and vice versa, if such prohibition is passed by a two-thirds vote of the entire county or municipal governing body; authorizes a member simultaneously serving on April 22, 2024, to serve out the remainder of the member's terms of office. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Feb 1, 2024
Signed Apr 22, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 14, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 22, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 22, Nays 9
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0636)
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 8, PNV 0
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/5/2024
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/28/2024
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Curtis Johnson
RRepublican
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