# Tennessee HB 2647: AN ACT to amend Chapter 135 of the Acts of 1903; as amended by Chapter 35 of the Private Acts of 1993; Chapter 9 of the Private Acts of 1999; Chapter 52 of the Private Acts of 2003; Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 2012; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the town of Jonesborough. Tennessee HB 2647, AN ACT to amend Chapter 135 of the Acts of 1903; as amended by Chapter 35 of the Private Acts of 1993; Chapter 9 of the Private Acts of 1999; Chapter 52 of the Private Acts of 2003; Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 2012; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the town of Jonesborough., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Pr. Ch. 60) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2647-2025-2026 - 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 2647 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Chapter 135 of the Acts of 1903; as amended by Chapter 35 of the Private Acts of 1993; Chapter 9 of the Private Acts of 1999; Chapter 52 of the Private Acts of 2003; Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 2012; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the town of Jonesborough. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-27 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Pr. Ch. 60 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Jonesborough - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (150 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Jonesborough creates a vice mayor role: benefit, low. The law requires approval by two-thirds of Jonesborough’s governing board before its town-government changes take effect. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen must choose an alderman as Vice Mayor. The Vice Mayor handles the Mayor’s duties when the Mayor is absent or unable to serve. During a vacancy, t… - Jonesborough shifts town elections to August: benefit, low. These election changes require approval by two-thirds of Jonesborough’s governing board. The current Mayor’s term ends in 2026. A November 2026 election fills a two-year mayoral term ending after the August 2028 election results are certified. Starting in August 2028, voters elect the Mayor every t… - Jonesborough candidates face dual-office limits: cost, low. These limits require approval by two-thirds of Jonesborough’s governing board. A person cannot run for Mayor and Alderman in the same election or hold both offices at once. A sitting alderman running for Mayor during the off-year of the alderman’s term must resign before filing a mayoral petition. - Jonesborough recorder leads finance, faces removal: mixed, low. These changes require approval by two-thirds of Jonesborough’s governing board. The Board appoints the town recorder, who also leads the finance department, and sets the recorder’s pay. The town administrator supervises the recorder and can remove the recorder at any time. The recorder must have a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/15/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 90 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-03-23 | House | HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-05-27: Pr. Ch. 60 - 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 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-06: Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2 (House) - 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026 (House) - 2026-03-23: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/23/2026 (House) - 2026-03-05: P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-03-02: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-27: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0060.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2647.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed) - HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed) - HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed) - 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 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0060.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2647.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026) - [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026) - [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026) - [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 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2533-2025-2026) - [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-HB2647-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).