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HB2105 • 2026

County Government

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and Title 6, relative to county government.

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Sponsor
Moon, Briggs
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide reasons for increasing the time limit or consequences if the legislative body fails to meet within the new timeframe.

Changing County Government Rules

This bill changes the time limit for county legislative bodies to meet after being asked by the mayor from 48 hours to 72 hours.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time limit for a county legislative body to meet from 48 hours to 72 hours when requested by the county mayor based on public necessity.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County mayors who can request meetings with the legislative body.
  • The county legislative body that must convene within the new time limit.

Terms To Know

county legislative body
A group of elected officials who make decisions for a county.
county mayor
The leader or chief executive of a county government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify why the time limit is being increased.
  • It's unclear what will happen if the legislative body does not meet within 72 hours.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  3. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  5. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  6. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2269
By Briggs

HOUSE BILL 2105
By Moon
HB2105
011958
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and
Title 6, relative to county government.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 5-5-105(a)(3), is amended by
deleting "forty-eight (48)" and substituting "seventy-two (72)".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.