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HB2417 • 2026

Business Organizations

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 29; Title 39; Title 46; Title 47; Title 48; Title 50; Title 61; Title 62 and Title 66, relative to business.

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

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide information on the impact of the change or penalties for non-compliance.

Business Meeting Notice Requirements

This bill changes the number of days' notice required for certain business meetings from two to three.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the number of days' notice required from two to three days for meetings where a board of directors is elected or organized if not named in the charter.

Who It Names or Affects

  • For-profit corporations that need to hold meetings to elect directors or organize the corporation, provided these details are not specified in their charter.

Terms To Know

Charter
A document that outlines the rules and purposes of a business organization, like a corporation.
Directors
People who manage or oversee a company's operations and make important decisions for it.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the change will affect existing meetings or corporations.
  • It is unclear if there are any penalties for not following this new requirement.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  3. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee

  5. 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 2592
By Bailey

HOUSE BILL 2417
By Boyd
HB2417
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 29; Title 39; Title 46; Title 47; Title 48; Title
50; Title 61; Title 62 and Title 66, relative to
business.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-12-105(a)(2), is amended by
deleting "two (2) days'" and substituting "three (3) days'".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.