# Tennessee HB 2662: AN ACT to amend Chapter 402 of the Acts of 1901; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 2004; Chapter 119 of the Private Acts of 2006; Chapter 36 of the Private Acts of 2007; Chapter 12 of the Private Acts of 2023; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the City of Lexington.

Tennessee HB 2662, AN ACT to amend Chapter 402 of the Acts of 1901; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 2004; Chapter 119 of the Private Acts of 2006; Chapter 36 of the Private Acts of 2007; Chapter 12 of the Private Acts of 2023; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the City of Lexington., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Pr. Ch. 66) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2662
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Chapter 402 of the Acts of 1901; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 2004; Chapter 119 of the Private Acts of 2006; Chapter 36 of the Private Acts of 2007; Chapter 12 of the Private Acts of 2023; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the City of Lexington.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-17
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Pr. Ch. 66
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Lexington
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (156 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lexington employees face suspensions with appeals: mixed, low. The law allows Lexington’s mayor to suspend a City employee as a reprimand for misconduct or failure to perform duties. The employee can appeal the suspension to the Board. The Board’s decision is final. This authority requires approval of the charter amendment by a two-thirds vote of Lexington’s l…
- Lexington mayor gets full-time leadership rules: mixed, low. The law replaces Lexington’s charter rules for the mayor, making the office full-time and responsible for leading City affairs. The mayor enforces City laws and ordinances and can require reports from City officers and employees. The mayor chairs Board meetings; the vice-mayor chairs them when the…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## 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 |   |
| 2026-04-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 | pass | 94 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 1 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-05-27: Pr. Ch. 66
- 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)
- 2026-04-14: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2026-04-13: Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Consent 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)
- 2026-04-02: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-30: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/30/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-23: P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-03-19: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-03-17: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0066.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2662.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0066.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2662.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2662-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).