# Tennessee SB 2257: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 6 and Title 5, relative to county ethics commissions.

Tennessee SB 2257, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 6 and Title 5, relative to county ethics commissions., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-24 (Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2257
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 6 and Title 5, relative to county ethics commissions.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-03-24, Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: County Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (13 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-03-24: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/10/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/18/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1451.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2257.pdf)
- SA0487: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0487.pdf)
- SA0865: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0865.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 2228: 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… (failed)
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- SB 2221: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relative to ambulances. (signed)
- SB 2213: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (signed)
- SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20, Chapter 9, Part 6; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1; Title 62, Chapter 13; Title 6… (failed)
- SB 2177: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (signed)

## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1451.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2257.pdf)
- [SA0487 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0487.pdf)
- [SA0865 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0865.pdf)

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- [SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2224-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2257-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).