---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tullahoma - Subject to local approval, changes the election date from the first Thursday in August to the Thursday after the first Monday in August; extends the terms of office, from three years to four years, for the aldermen and mayor. - Amends Chapter 553 of the Acts of 1903; as amended."
description: "Tullahoma - Subject to local approval, changes the election date from the first Thursday in August to the Thursday after the first Monday in August; extends the terms of office, from three years to four years, for the aldermen and mayor. - Amends Chapter 553 of the Acts of 1903; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1631"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1631 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tullahoma"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowling", "Bricken"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 29
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d553fc8b-2e5e-4a15-9160-f88dd1ea2863"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1631&GA=112"
source_hash: "3d36984b6497a355ca9e161752dfb33c211e7dd40b9765939c8e6e890de92934"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 1631 (112) — Tullahoma - Subject to local approval, changes the election date from the first Thursday in August to the Thursday after the first Monday in August; extends the terms of office, from three years to four years, for the aldermen and mayor. - Amends Chapter 553 of the Acts of 1903; as amended.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment SA0188** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0188.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1631.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2021 Passed (2) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/29/2021 3/25/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bowling — primary (person)
- Bricken — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-03-15** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
- **2021-03-15** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-29** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-30** Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 4/1/2021
- **2021-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-01** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-01** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-05** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-05** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0188)
- **2021-04-05** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/12/21
- **2021-04-12** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 93, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB1611
- **2021-04-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-19** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 17
- **2021-05-19** Pr. Ch. 17

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d553fc8b-2e5e-4a15-9160-f88dd1ea2863`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).