# Tennessee HB 2652: 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. Tennessee HB 2652, 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., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-01 (Pr. Ch. 51) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2652-2025-2026 - 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 2652 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-03 - Last action: 2026-05-01, Pr. Ch. 51 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Oakland - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (140 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Oakland department heads serve without job guarantees: cost, low. 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 recor… - Oakland board oversees manager-led town operations: mixed, low. 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… ## 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 & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2026-03-16 | House | HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-05-01: Pr. Ch. 51 - 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) - 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-16: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/16/2026 (House) - 2026-03-09: P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-03-05: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-03-03: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0051.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2652.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/pr0051.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2652.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-HB2652-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).