HB 2627 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Weakley County - Subject to local approval, clarifies that the county highway superintendent of the county highway department continue in such elected office pursuant to qualifications established under state law. - Amends the private acts of Weakley County.

HB 2627 creates the office of County Highway Supervisor for Weakley County, establishing it as the chief administrator of the county highway department. The bill sets qualifications requiring an engineering background or four years of highway maintenance experience, residency, and age requirements, with the position elected every four years starting in 2026. It clarifies that the current highway superintendent continues in office until the next election and mandates that the bill requires a two-thirds approval vote from Weakley County’s legislative body to take effect. This is a county-specific private act affecting only Weakley County’s highway governance structure.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Signed Apr 16, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 16, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/2/2026
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Tandy Darby
Tandy Darby
RRepublican
TN
76