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.

SB 1617 requires Tennessee county legislative bodies to adopt formal rules of procedure within 90 days of convening a newly elected body, using a majority vote. It mandates that any subsequent changes to these rules require a two-thirds vote of the county legislative body. The bill specifies that Robert's Rules of Order will govern proceedings when local rules don't address an issue. This procedural bill directly affects all Tennessee counties' elected county legislative bodies, standardizing their internal operational rules. The legislation amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, to establish these requirements.