County Government - As enacted, requires county legislative bodies to adopt local rules of procedure within 90 days of convening a newly elected county legislative body by majority vote; requires a two-thirds vote to cha, the official text

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                          PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 599

                                                  HOUSE BILL NO. 1488

           By Representatives Moon, Wright, Eldridge, Rudder, Stinnett, Davis, Todd

                                       Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 1617

                                                   By Senator Jackson

          AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, relative to county legislative
bodies.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, Chapter 1, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:

                    (a) As used in this section:

                               (1) "County" includes a county with a metropolitan or charter form of
                     government; and

                               (2) "Local rules of procedure" means a set of formal, written regulations
                     adopted by a legislative body to govern the conduct of its own internal business.

                    (b) The local rules of procedure adopted by a county legislative body become the
          temporary local rules of procedure for a newly elected county legislative body until acted
          upon pursuant to subsection (c).

                    (c) Within ninety (90) days of convening a newly elected county legislative body,
          the county legislative body shall adopt local rules of procedure by majority vote.

                    (d) If changes to the local rules of procedure are proposed during that term after
          the adoption pursuant to subsection (c), the changes must be approved by a two-thirds
          (2/3) majority vote of the county legislative body.

                    (e) If a question arises that is not addressed in the local rules of procedure, the
          question is governed by the latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
                    HOUSE BILL NO. 1488

PASSED:  February 26, 2026

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                            CAMERON"SEXTON,SPEAKER
                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                    day of               2026

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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR