---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government, General - As enacted, caps at 20 the number of members that may be elected to the governing body of a metropolitan or municipal government. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7."
description: "Local Government, General - As enacted, caps at 20 the number of members that may be elected to the governing body of a metropolitan or municipal government. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 48"
citation: "Tennessee HB 48 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General", "Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 49
vote_count: 18
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea6754be-026c-41fe-b9e7-2bb0e5c8016f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0048&GA=113"
source_hash: "cd460356a2d15ad6fb398f86f01c318a53763938ed80d02a6eee1e17a0b6437f"
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 48 (113) — Local Government, General - As enacted, caps at 20 the number of members that may be elected to the governing body of a metropolitan or municipal government. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0003.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0051** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0051.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0079** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0079.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA0080** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0080.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0001.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0049** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0049.pdf)
7. **Amendment SA0127** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0127.pdf)
8. **Amendment SA0128** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0128.pdf)
9. **Amendment SA0129** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0129.pdf)
10. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0048.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/28/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **72–25** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/15/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/7/2023 Passed — **16–5** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 2/1/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY CLEMMONS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Passed — **70–25** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/9/2023 Passed (1) — **23–7** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023 3/2/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Lay on the Table Amend# 5 by Yarbro 3/9/2023 Passed — **24–7** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/28/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023 3/2/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Passed (2) — **73–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Previous Question Third Consideration 3/9/2023 Passed — **23–7** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Lay on the Table Amend# 3 by Yarbro 3/9/2023 Passed — **23–6** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023 3/2/2023 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Passed — **73–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION AMENDMENT # 4 BY CLEMMONS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Failed — **21–70** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Lay on the Table Amend# 4 by Yarbro 3/9/2023 Passed — **25–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
- **2023-01-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-12** Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12** Ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-25** Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/1/2023
- **2023-01-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-01** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/7/2023
- **2023-02-01** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/15/2023
- **2023-02-08** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21** Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-22** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/2/2023
- **2023-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-02** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 25, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0051) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-06** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0003) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-03-06** Am. tabled. (Amendment 4 - HA0080) `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-03-06** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0079) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-03-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 7 `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Amendment tabled (Amendment 5 - SA0129) `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-03-09** Amendment tabled (Amendment 4 - SA0128) `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-03-09** Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA0127) `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-03-09** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0049)
- **2023-03-09** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0001)
- **2023-03-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-03-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-03-23** Effective date(s) 03/09/2023
- **2023-03-23** Pub. Ch. 21

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea6754be-026c-41fe-b9e7-2bb0e5c8016f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).