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SB2269 • 2026

County Government

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

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Sponsor
Briggs, Moon
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide details on consequences if the legislative body fails to convene 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 county 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 asked by the county mayor.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County mayors who can ask the county legislative body to convene within 72 hours instead of 48 hours.
  • The county legislative body that must now meet within 72 hours after being asked by the mayor.

Terms To Know

county legislative body
A group in each Tennessee county responsible for making laws and decisions for the county.
county mayor
The elected leader of a county who can ask the county legislative body to meet when needed.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the county legislative body does not convene within 72 hours.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect daily operations in counties.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2105
By Moon

SENATE BILL 2269
By Briggs
SB2269
011958
- 1 -

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.