---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mason - Subject to local approval, removes the requirement that the mayor devote full time to the duties of the office. - Amends Chapter 21 of the Private Acts of 2009; as amended."
description: "Mason - Subject to local approval, removes the requirement that the mayor devote full time to the duties of the office. - Amends Chapter 21 of the Private Acts of 2009; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1504"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1504 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mason"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moody", "Rose"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-03-05"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fac54ae2-4446-4d7d-a687-f67b53478921"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1504&GA=111"
source_hash: "382682a76057f79b3d12eed13592c9c6b9fc63fa9b0cefeecd51d9291e48ecad"
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 1504 (111) — Mason - Subject to local approval, removes the requirement that the mayor devote full time to the duties of the office. - Amends Chapter 21 of the Private Acts of 2009; 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/111/Bill/HB1504.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE NAMING, DESIGNATING, & PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/11/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2019 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/1/2019 3/28/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Moody — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-03-14** P2C, ref. to Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-15** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-03-18** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-21** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
- **2019-03-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
- **2019-03-28** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/1/2019
- **2019-04-01** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-02** Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019
- **2019-04-04** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/8/2019
- **2019-04-08** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-08** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-08** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-01** Pr. Ch. 3
- **2019-05-01** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 3

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fac54ae2-4446-4d7d-a687-f67b53478921`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).