SB 2591 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

County Government - As introduced, prohibits an employee of a local government from serving on the legislative body of the local government for which the employee works. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 49.

SB 2591 prohibits county government employees from serving on their county's legislative body (like a commission). It directly affects current and future county employees who might seek such positions. The bill amends state law to disqualify employees from holding these roles, with a temporary exception allowing current employees to finish their terms. It also removes existing exceptions that allowed employees to serve under certain local ordinances and deletes a redundant section. This is a policy change to prevent conflicts of interest between county employees and their governing bodies.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2026 Last action Apr 21, 2026
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Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
14
Committee
15
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 3 PNV 0
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Approved by Delayed Bills Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
lower
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Richard Briggs
RRepublican
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