---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lebanon - Subject to local approval, removes the mayor pro tem as the successor to the mayor when the mayor's office becomes vacant; authorizes the council to declare a vacancy in the office of mayor and appoint a person to fill the remainder of the term. - Amends Chapter 644 of the Private Acts of 1911; as amended."
description: "Lebanon - Subject to local approval, removes the mayor pro tem as the successor to the mayor when the mayor's office becomes vacant; authorizes the council to declare a vacancy in the office of mayor and appoint a person to fill the remainder of the term. - Amends Chapter 644 of the Private Acts of 1911; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1505"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1505 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Lebanon"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boyd", "Pody"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-03-05"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fa13d8f-06a6-4aa2-a568-642b606a2df6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1505&GA=111"
source_hash: "605c67f203bbe10196e3c9e98a14351a8d129911dab67693aea894cc7b3ef83c"
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 1505 (111) — Lebanon - Subject to local approval, removes the mayor pro tem as the successor to the mayor when the mayor's office becomes vacant; authorizes the council to declare a vacancy in the office of mayor and appoint a person to fill the remainder of the term. - Amends Chapter 644 of the Private Acts of 1911; 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/HB1505.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2019 Passed (1) — **84–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE NAMING, DESIGNATING, & PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/2/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/15/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2019 4/4/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/15/2019 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Boyd — primary (person)
- Pody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-03-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
- **2019-03-14** P2C, ref. to Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 4/2/2019
- **2019-04-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-12** Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-15** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-15** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Pr. Ch. 5
- **2019-05-09** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 5

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fa13d8f-06a6-4aa2-a568-642b606a2df6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).