# Tennessee HB 2319: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 49, relative to public office.

Tennessee HB 2319, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 49, relative to public office., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-21 (Refer to Senate Calendar Committee) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2319
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 49, relative to public office.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-04-21, Refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: County Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (193 yes, 64 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Torrey C. Harris (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johnny Shaw (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Sparks (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 2 by Senator Briggs 4/21/2026 | pass | 25 | 7 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2026 | fail | 9 | 23 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY HEMMER PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 | pass | 62 | 23 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 | pass | 72 | 11 |   |
| 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-04-21: Refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Failed to pass Senate, Ayes 9, Nays 23, PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA1066) (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0959) (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2026-04-16: Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 11, PNV 10 (House)
- 2026-04-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-16: Am. tabled. (Amendment 3 - HA1125) (House)
- 2026-04-16: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1097) (House)
- 2026-04-16: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1096) (House)
- 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- HA1096, 2026-04-16: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1096.pdf)
- HA1097, 2026-04-16: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1097.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2591.pdf)
- HA1125: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1125.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2319.pdf)
- SA0959: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0959.pdf)
- SA1066: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1066.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (failed)
- HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (failed)
- HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed)
- HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed)
- HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. (failed)
- HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed)

## Sources
- [HA1096 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1096.pdf)
- [HA1097 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1097.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2591.pdf)
- [HA1125 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1125.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2319.pdf)
- [SA0959 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0959.pdf)
- [SA1066 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1066.pdf)

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- [HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2091-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2319-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).