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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 596
HOUSE BILL NO. 618
By Representatives Wright, Russell, Howell, Renea Jones, Greg Martin, Vital, Eldridge
Substituted for: Senate Bin No. 624
By Senators Briggs, Gardenhire, Hatcher
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 8, relative to public
office.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
(a) An individual holding an elected office of a local government shall not hold
another elected office in this state at the same time.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), individuals holding an elected office of a
local government and another elected office in this state on January 1, 2027, may
continue holding such offices and may be reelected to such offices. If an individual
ceases holding more than one (1) office after January 1, 2027, then the individual is
subject to subsection (a).
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to an office in a political party's state executive
committee.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect January 1, 2027, the public welfare requi~ing it.
HOUSE BILL NO. 618
PASSED: March 5, 2026
CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
,, RANDY MCNALL
SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
yV) APPROVED this /f,,\!.. day of Q)lc:,,L 2026
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