Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB2654: AN ACT to amend Chapter 833 of the Private Acts of 1949; as amended by Chapter 171 of the Private Acts of 1957; Chapter 28 of the Private Acts of 1957; Chapter 122 of the Private Acts of 1975; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the charter of the Town of Sardis.
Status: Signed into law, May 21, 2026
Fiscal Summary Not Available Bill Summary ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2654, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 removes the requirement for the Mayor and five Aldermen to have resided within the limits of the Town of Sardis at least one year.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No. 1 to HB2654 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 2713* House Bill No. 2654 by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1. Chapter 833 of the Private Acts of 1949, as amended by Chapter 122 of the Private Acts of 1975, and any other acts amendatory thereto, is amended in SECTION 3 by deleting Subsection (20) and substituting the following: 20. [Deleted by 2026 Amendment] SECTION 2. Chapter 833 of the Private Acts of 1949, as amended by Chapter 28 of the Private Acts of 1957, and any other acts amendatory thereto, is amended by deleting SECTION 5 and substituting the following: SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the governing body of the Town of Sardis shall be known and designated as the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of Sardis. Said governing body shall consist of a Mayor and five (5) Aldermen not less than twenty-one (21) years of age, and clothed with all the powers vested by law in such officials, and they shall discharge all the duties incumbent upon them, as such officials from and after their induction into their offices as hereinafter provided for, and shall hold their offices until their successors are legally elected and …
Sponsors
- Haston, Kirk (R, 72) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Pr. Ch. 63
- : Signed by Governor.
- : Transmitted to Governor for his action.
- : Signed by Senate Speaker
- : Signed by H. Speaker
- : Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- : Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
- : Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- : Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
- : Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt (April 15, 2026): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (April 13, 2026): 90 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (April 1, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee (March 16, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
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Common questions
- What is HB2654?
- HB2654 is a bill in the Tennessee Legislature (114th General Assembly): AN ACT to amend Chapter 833 of the Private Acts of 1949; as amended by Chapter 171 of the Private Acts of 1957; Chapter 28 of the Private Acts of 1957; Chapter 122 of the Private Acts of 1975; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the charter of the Town of Sardis.
- What does HB2654 do?
- Fiscal Summary Not Available Bill Summary ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2654, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 removes the requirement for the Mayor and five Aldermen to have resided within the limits of the Town of Sardis at least one year.
- What is the status of HB2654?
- Signed into law as of May 21, 2026. Latest action: Pr. Ch. 63 (May 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2654?
- Haston, Kirk (R, 72).
- Where is the official record for HB2654?
- On the Tennessee Legislature website: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2654&GA=114
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