---
type: "Bill"
title: "Rutherford - Subject to local approval, changes, from two-year to four-year, terms for the mayor and each alderman. - Amends Chapter 133 of the Private Acts of 1994; as amended."
description: "Rutherford - Subject to local approval, changes, from two-year to four-year, terms for the mayor and each alderman. - Amends Chapter 133 of the Private Acts of 1994; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2919"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2919 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Rutherford"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Halford", "Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-02-20"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba6a02be-46cd-4396-b467-46d2857d7f0b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2919&GA=111"
source_hash: "946b7cdc837c78e410927aef4d1fa3bd8ca542287976d4b1566ef6b1b85f4165"
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 SB 2919 (111) — Rutherford - Subject to local approval, changes, from two-year to four-year, terms for the mayor and each alderman. - Amends Chapter 133 of the Private Acts of 1994; 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/SB2919.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2020 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/11/2020 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/16/2020 3/12/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE NAMING, DESIGNATING, & PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/11/2020 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Halford — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-20** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-24** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-27** P2C, ref. to Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-02** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2020
- **2020-03-12** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-03-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-06-10** Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-11** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-06-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-11** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-06-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-06-16** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 45
- **2020-07-02** Pr. Ch. 45

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba6a02be-46cd-4396-b467-46d2857d7f0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).