---
type: "Bill"
title: "County Government - As enacted, makes changes to the \"County Powers Relief Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29."
description: "County Government - As enacted, makes changes to the \"County Powers Relief Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2426"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2426 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["County Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hicks T"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 45
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c573d445-9b81-47d8-bf38-eeea27d46264"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2426&GA=113"
source_hash: "8bba3d4534ff65260d28a099ad958644aef4971ef8c9e18bc0d87c85fdf42153"
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 HB 2426 (113) — County Government - As enacted, makes changes to the "County Powers Relief Act." - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0685** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0685.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0900** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0900.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0997** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0997.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA0998** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0998.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0914** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0914.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA1006** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA1006.pdf)
7. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2426.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/27/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PROPERTY & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 3/6/2024 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **67–19** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **24–4** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/2/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/12/2024 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PROPERTY & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 3/6/2024 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/12/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2024 4/4/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hicks T — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2024-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-13** Assigned to s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** Ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 2/21/2024
- **2024-02-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-21** Action Def. in s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee to 3/6/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-12** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-13** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-20** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-27** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/2/2024
- **2024-03-27** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-02** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2024
- **2024-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2024
- **2024-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-11** Passed H., as am., Ayes 67, Nays 19, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-11** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA0998) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-11** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0997) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-11** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0900) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-11** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0685) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/22/2024
- **2024-04-17** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0914)
- **2024-04-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2024
- **2024-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 4, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Amendment withdrawn (SA-1006).
- **2024-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date(s) 05/21/2024
- **2024-05-29** Pub. Ch. 990

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c573d445-9b81-47d8-bf38-eeea27d46264`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).