# Tennessee HB 2627: AN ACT to amend the private acts of Weakley County, relative to the county highway department.

Tennessee HB 2627, AN ACT to amend the private acts of Weakley County, relative to the county highway department., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-01 (Pr. Ch. 44) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2627
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend the private acts of Weakley County, relative to the county highway department.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Pr. Ch. 44
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Weakley County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (124 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Weakley County elects supervisor with eligibility rules: mixed, low. The law creates the County Highway Supervisor office to lead Weakley County’s highway department under state highway law. It took effect May 14, 2026, after county approval, which required a two-thirds vote of the county legislative body. The presiding officer must announce and certify approval to…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/2/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 82 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-26 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR &amp; RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE STATE &amp; LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-05-01: Pr. Ch. 44
- 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor.
- 2026-04-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House)
- 2026-04-06: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10 (House)
- 2026-03-26: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-02: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/2/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-19: P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-02-12: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-02-09: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0044.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2627.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0044.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2627.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2627-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
