# Tennessee HB 2665: AN ACT to amend Chapter 350 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 246 of the Private Acts of 1974; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the county attorney of Haywood County. Tennessee HB 2665, AN ACT to amend Chapter 350 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 246 of the Private Acts of 1974; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the county attorney of Haywood County., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Pr. Ch. 69) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2665-2025-2026 - 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 2665 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Chapter 350 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 246 of the Private Acts of 1974; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the county attorney of Haywood County. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-31 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Pr. Ch. 69 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Haywood County - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (154 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New legal counsel rules for Haywood County: benefit, low. The law sets qualifications and duties for Haywood County's attorney and allows the county to hire other legal counsel. The attorney must hold a Tennessee law license; county residents get preference, but county residency is not required. Before taking office, the attorney must file an oath with th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-05-27: Pr. Ch. 69 - 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) - 2026-04-29: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-22: Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 (House) - 2026-04-22: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-13: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-13: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 4/13/2026 (House) - 2026-04-06: P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-04-02: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-03-31: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0069.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2665.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/pr0069.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2665.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-HB2665-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).