---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bradford - Subject to local approval, increases the term of mayor from two to four years; authorizes the board of mayor and aldermen to appoint a city administrator. - Amends Chapter 38 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended."
description: "Bradford - Subject to local approval, increases the term of mayor from two to four years; authorizes the board of mayor and aldermen to appoint a city administrator. - Amends Chapter 38 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2907"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2907 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bradford"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Halford", "Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-14"
last_action: "2022-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2c3014d-bfef-4b84-9005-c68d6226d243"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2907&GA=112"
source_hash: "439f29cc4d4036c1695d023ae6bcc20e688a5f7463c9eefdc614197eaca2a481"
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 2907 (112) — Bradford - Subject to local approval, increases the term of mayor from two to four years; authorizes the board of mayor and aldermen to appoint a city administrator. - Amends Chapter 38 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2907.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/17/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2022 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/14/2022 3/10/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Halford — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-15** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-17** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-17** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-24** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
- **2022-02-24** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
- **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/14/2022
- **2022-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-15** Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-17** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-03-17** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-03-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-18** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-03-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-28** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-14** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 45
- **2022-04-14** Pr. Ch. 45

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2c3014d-bfef-4b84-9005-c68d6226d243`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).