---
type: "Bill"
title: "Portland - Subject to local approval, authorizes the appointment of a city administrator; removes city council approval for city officers appointed by the mayor, except for the attorney, judge, and recorder; specifies new duties of the mayor. - Amends Chapter 568 of the Private Acts of 1939; as amended."
description: "Portland - Subject to local approval, authorizes the appointment of a city administrator; removes city council approval for city officers appointed by the mayor, except for the attorney, judge, and recorder; specifies new duties of the mayor. - Amends Chapter 568 of the Private Acts of 1939; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2720"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2720 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Portland"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-03-28"
last_action: "2018-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f45ad2ff-d86a-4012-901b-70309da76268"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2720&GA=110"
source_hash: "918b2dcbd2555322d5f4df97182cae014e56b92bf6989a778cb14fa740653da5"
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 2720 (110) — Portland - Subject to local approval, authorizes the appointment of a city administrator; removes city council approval for city officers appointed by the mayor, except for the attorney, judge, and recorder; specifies new duties of the mayor. - Amends Chapter 568 of the Private Acts of 1939; as amended.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2720.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **94–0** (fail) · lower
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/10/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/16/2018 PASSED (1) — **29–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-28** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-29** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-03-29** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-02** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-04** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
- **2018-04-10** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-12** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Senate Local Bill Calendar calendar for 4/16/2018
- **2018-04-16** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-16** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-16** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-16** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-04** Pr. Ch. 45
- **2018-05-04** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 45

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f45ad2ff-d86a-4012-901b-70309da76268`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).