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HB1440 • 2026

Morgan County

AN ACT to amend Chapter 467 of the Private Acts of 1951; as amended by Chapter 233 of the Private Acts of 1976; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to Morgan County.

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Sponsor
Butler, Yager
Last action
2025-05-14
Official status
Comp. became Pr. Ch. 10
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes details about incumbents and the Morgan County Commission that are not explicitly stated in the official source material.

Changes to Morgan County's County Attorney Position

This act changes how the County Attorney for Morgan County is appointed and removes residency requirements.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the requirement that the County Attorney must be elected by voters at a specific election.
  • Requires the County Attorney to be appointed or hired by the Morgan County Commission after being voted on.
  • Sets the term of the County Attorney to four years.
  • Allows the County Attorney to not be a resident of Morgan County.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Morgan County residents and officials
  • The Morgan County Commission

Terms To Know

Private Acts
Laws that apply to specific counties or situations, not the whole state.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act needs approval from two-thirds of Morgan County's legislative body to take effect.
  • It doesn't change the terms of current County Attorneys until their terms end.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pr. Ch. 10

  2. 2025-05-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pr. Ch. 10

  3. 2025-05-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  4. 2025-05-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  5. 2025-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  6. 2025-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2025-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  8. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  9. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1

  11. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  13. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  14. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/22/2025

  15. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/21/2025

  16. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  17. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/21/2025

  18. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee

  19. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 4/21/2025

  20. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 4/22/2025

  21. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill

  22. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee

  23. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  24. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  25. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  26. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1463
By Yager

HOUSE BILL 1440
By Butler

HB1440
007765
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AN ACT to amend Chapter 467 of the Private Acts of 1951; as
amended by Chapter 233 of the Private Acts of 1976;
and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to
Morgan County.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Chapter 467 of the Private Acts of 1951, as amended by Chapter 233 of
the Private Acts of 1976, and any other acts amendatory thereto, is amended by deleting the
following language in Section 1:
At the August election 1952, there shall be elected by the qualified voters of said
county some person as County Attorney, who shall be a licensed practicing attorney,
who shall hold office for a period of four years and until his successor shall be elected
and qualified. He shall take office upon September 1 next following his election. To fill
the vacancy occasioned by the creation of such office, Geo. W. Dagley is hereby named
as such County Attorney to serve until September 1, 1952.
and substituting instead:
The County Attorney shall be a licensed practicing attorney who is appointed or
hired subject to a vote of the Morgan County Commission to serve a term of four years.
The County Attorney does not need to be a resident of Morgan County to serve as
County Attorney.
SECTION 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed to remove any incumbent from office
or abridge the term of any incumbent prior to the end of the term for which such elected official
was selected, as prescribed in Article XI, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of
Tennessee.

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SECTION 3. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote
of the legislative body of Morgan County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by
the presiding officer of the legislative body and certified to the secretary of state.
SECTION 4. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall
be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall
become effective as provided in Section 3.