All Roll Calls
Yes: 140 • No: 1
TennesseeHB 2652114th General Assembly (2025-2026)House
AN ACT to amend Chapter 167 of the Private Acts of 1994; as amended by Chapter 39 of the Private Acts of 2020; Chapter 30 of the Private Acts of 2023; Chapter 26 of the Private Acts of 2025; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the charter of the Town of Oakland.
Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable
Signed by Governor
Oakland
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Oakland department heads serve without job guarantees
Oakland’s town manager can discipline directors and department heads and appoint or remove subordinate officers and employees. Personnel actions must follow rules adopted by board ordinance or resolution. The manager can also appoint and remove directors and department heads, but not the town recorder. The manager can let supervised town officers exercise personnel powers over staff in their departments or offices. Department heads are at-will employees: they have no property right in their jobs and can be removed at any time.
Oakland board oversees manager-led town operations
Oakland’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen appoints and removes the town recorder by a majority vote of the full board. The recorder serves at the board’s pleasure and can be removed at any time. The board also appoints the town manager, sets the manager’s pay, and decides how long the manager serves. A board-designated town officer acts as manager during a temporary absence or disability. The manager is the chief administrative officer, responsible to the board for operations assigned by the charter or board. Board members must handle administration through the manager and cannot give the manager’s staff orders, publicly or privately. The manager enforces applicable laws and ordinances and starts prosecutions upon learning of violations. The manager attends and discusses board business but cannot vote. The manager submits an annual operating budget, an annual capital budget update, and complete monthly financial reports for each department. The manager also makes reports and recommendations to improve town operations, handles purchases under charter Section 19, and performs assigned duties. The law takes effect upon becoming law for public-welfare purposes; the charter changes require approval by two-thirds of the town’s legislative body. The presiding officer must announce approval or rejection and certify it to the Secretary of State.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/2/2026
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/2/2026
Yes: 31 • No: 0
House vote • 3/30/2026
FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026
Yes: 82 • No: 1
House vote • 3/26/2026
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/24/2026
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Yes: 17 • No: 0
House vote • 3/16/2026
HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE
Yes: 10 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Pr. Ch. 51
5/1/2026Signed by Governor.
4/16/2026Transmitted to Governor for his action.
4/7/2026HouseSigned by Senate Speaker
4/6/2026SenateSigned by H. Speaker
4/6/2026HouseEnrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
4/2/2026HousePassed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
4/2/2026SenateSenate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
4/2/2026SenateReceived from House, Passed on First Consideration
4/2/2026SenateEngrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
3/31/2026HousePassed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10
3/30/2026HouseH. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026
3/26/2026HousePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
3/25/2026HouseRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/24/2026HousePlaced on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
3/18/2026HouseRec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee
3/16/2026HousePlaced on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/16/2026
3/11/2026HouseP2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee
3/9/2026HouseIntro., P1C.
3/5/2026HouseFiled for introduction
3/3/2026House
Bill Text
Enrolled / Public Chapter
Introduced
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