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                           PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 776

                                                  HOUSE BILL NO. 2255

                                               By Representative Wright

                                       Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 2562

                                            By Senators Reeves, Bowling

         AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 13; Title 16; Title 38;
Title 43; Title 49; Title 50; Title 54; Title 58; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70
and Title 71, relative to appointments.

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

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-8-301, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:

                    (d) All vacancies must be filled for the balance of an unexpired term.

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-31-103(c), is amended by deleting
subdivision (1) and substituting.

                    (1) Its membership consists of the governor, the secretary of state, the state
          treasurer, the comptroller of the treasury, and the commissioner of finance and
          administration, and their successors in office from time to time, by virtue of their
          incumbency in such offices and without further appointment or qualification, together
          with one (1) member who must be appointed by the speaker of the senate and one (1)
          member who must be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. Each
          appointed member serves for a period of two (2) years, subject to reappointment, or until
          such member's successor is duly appointed and qualified.

          SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 43-13-103(d), is amended by adding
the following to the end of the subsection:

                    All vacancies must be filled for the balance of an unexpired term.

          SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 54-3-113(c), is amended by adding
the following to the end of the subsection:

                    All vacancies must be filled for the balance of the unexpired term.

          SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-1-179(b)(4)(B), is amended by
adding the following to the end of the subdivision:

                    All vacancies must be filled for the balance of the unexpired term.

          SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 70-1-201(b)(1), is amended by
deleting "each member" and substituting "each member appointed by the governor".

          SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 70-1-201(b)(3), is amended by
deleting "confirmed" and substituting instead "appointed as provided in subsection (a) or
confirmed".

          SECTION 8. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 70-1-201(b)(4), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting instead:

                    If the general assembly is not in session at the time a member is appointed to fill
          a vacancy not resulting from the expiration of a term, then the new appointee shall serve
          for the term appointed, unless such appointment must be confirmed pursuant to
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          subdivision (b)(1) and is not confirmed within sixty (60) calendar days after the general
          assembly next convenes in regular session following such appointment.
          SECTION 9. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.

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                    HOUSE BILL NO. 2255

PASSED:  April 6, 2026

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                                 CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
                                 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                                     '   RANDY MC}ALLY
                                        SPEAKER OF THE S=NATE

J/ APPROVED this  9' day of /yx, 'J      2026

BILL LEE, GOVERNOR      ~ ...