---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government, General - As enacted, sets up a process by which the attorney general and reporter may review whether a local government action violates state law or the Constitution of Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 9."
description: "Local Government, General - As enacted, sets up a process by which the attorney general and reporter may review whether a local government action violates state law or the Constitution of Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 9."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1097"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1097 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General", "Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sexton"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 43
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c84af5d-dd01-4b4f-a232-8df3a5884c44"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1097&ga=114"
source_hash: "6ed84ad4f07558060dd7995a2dddb28d9725ae16d79e97a6b205ec26ce2a5d01"
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 1097 (114) — Local Government, General - As enacted, sets up a process by which the attorney general and reporter may review whether a local government action violates state law or the Constitution of Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 9.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0283** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0283.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0303** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0303.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0339** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0339.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0401** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0401.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1097.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/26/2025 Passed (6) — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **74–21** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (2) — **73–24** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2025 Passed (5) — **17–6** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to State & Local Government Committee 4/2/2025 Passed — **15–4** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (3) — **71–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **27–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Appoint Conference Committee 4/22/2025 Passed — **26–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sexton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-10** P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-19** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-26** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
- **2025-03-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-02** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
- **2025-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 24, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0283) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0339)
- **2025-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0401)
- **2025-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0303)
- **2025-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-22** Conference Committee appointed.
- **2025-04-22** Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 26, Nays 6
- **2025-04-22** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 74, Nays 21 PNV 0
- **2025-04-22** Conf. comm. appointed (Zachary, Grills, Shaw)
- **2025-04-22** H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence in S. am 3
- **2025-04-22** Senate refused to recede from amendment
- **2025-04-22** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025
- **2025-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-22** H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. HB1097
- **2025-04-22** H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025
- **2025-04-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-27** Pub. Ch. 514

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c84af5d-dd01-4b4f-a232-8df3a5884c44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).