# Tennessee SB 2697: AN ACT to amend Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1927; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 1 of the Private Acts of 1989; Chapter 122 of the Private Acts of 1991; Chapter 147 of the Private Acts of 1996; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the charter for the City of Springfield.

Tennessee SB 2697, AN ACT to amend Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1927; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 1 of the Private Acts of 1989; Chapter 122 of the Private Acts of 1991; Chapter 147 of the Private Acts of 1996; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the charter for the City of Springfield., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-01 (Pr. Ch. 35) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2697
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1927; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 1 of the Private Acts of 1989; Chapter 122 of the Private Acts of 1991; Chapter 147 of the Private Acts of 1996; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the charter for the City of Springfield.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-10
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Pr. Ch. 35
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Springfield
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (30 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Springfield limits city jobs for relatives: cost, low. The law bars Springfield, Tennessee, from hiring relatives of elected city officials or hiring or employing the city manager’s relatives. It also bars the city from employing an employee’s relative in the same department. Relatives include parents, foster parents, parents-in-law, children, spouses,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/23/2026 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-05-01: Pr. Ch. 35
- 2026-04-13: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-26: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 0, PNV 2 (House)
- 2026-03-23: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 3/23/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0035.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2697.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0035.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2697.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
- [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026)
- [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026)
- [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026)
- [SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2557-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2697-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).