All Roll Calls
Yes: 187 • No: 51
TennesseeHB 0618114th General Assembly (2025-2026)House
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 8, relative to public office.
Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable
Signed by Governor
Public Officials
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Bill Overview
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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Local elected officials cannot hold two offices
Starting January 1, 2027, if you hold an elected local government office in Tennessee, you cannot hold any other elected office in the state at the same time. Seats on a political party’s state executive committee do not count. If you held more than one elected office on January 1, 2027, you may keep them and run again. If you later drop to one office, you cannot go back to holding two.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
Rick Eldridge
Republican • House
Dan Howell
Republican • House
Renea Jones
Republican • House
Greg Martin
Republican • House
Lowell Russell
Republican • House
Greg Vital
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/5/2026
FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 3/5/2026
Yes: 76 • No: 14
Senate vote • 2/26/2026
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/26/2026
Yes: 21 • No: 10
House vote • 2/27/2025
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/27/2025
Yes: 61 • No: 27
House vote • 2/24/2025
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/19/2025
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Yes: 22 • No: 0
House vote • 2/12/2025
HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Bill Text
Enrolled / Public Chapter
Fiscal Note
Introduced
SA0473
SA0512
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