# Tennessee HB 2616: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, relative to executive sessions for consideration of employment by a governing body. Tennessee HB 2616, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, relative to executive sessions for consideration of employment by a governing body., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/21/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2616-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 2616 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, relative to executive sessions for consideration of employment by a governing body. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/21/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Open Meetings - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (114 yes, 35 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Private interviews for Tennessee government director applicants: mixed, low. Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee governing bodies can interview director-level job applicants in private without public notice. Eligible jobs must oversee both operations and employees of a government department, agency, or division. They must be filled by the mayor, by a governing-body vote,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2026 | pass | 28 | 3 | | | 2026-04-14 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 | pass | 61 | 24 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-08 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2026-04-08 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 6 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 4 | 2 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/21/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1048 - 2026-05-21: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-20: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-15: Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 3, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0950) (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-14: Passed H., as am., Ayes 61, Nays 24, PNV 6 (House) - 2026-04-14: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1101) (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; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/8/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations 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) - 2026-03-25: Sponsor change. (House) - 2026-03-25: Sponsor(s) withdrawn. (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-03-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA1101 (Substitute), 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1101.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1048.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2162.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2616.pdf) - SA0950: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0950.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (failed) - HB 2649: AN ACT to amend Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended by Chapter 162 of the Private Acts of 1994; Chapter 140 of the Private Acts of 1996; Chapter… (signed) - HB 2541: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (signed) - HB 2542: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-303, relative to suitable work requirements. (signed) - HB 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 49, Chapte… (signed) - HB 2502: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to money transmission. (signed) ## Sources - [HA1101 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1101.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1048.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2162.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2616.pdf) - [SA0950 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0950.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026) - [HB 2649: AN ACT to amend Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended by Chapter 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2649-2025-2026) - [HB 2541: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2541-2025-2026) - [HB 2542: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-303, relative to suitabl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2542-2025-2026) - [HB 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2533-2025-2026) - [HB 2502: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2502-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2616-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).