---
type: "Bill"
title: "Rogersville - Subject to local approval, authorizes holding of an advisory, nonbinding referenda. - Amends Chapter 519 of the Private Acts of 1911."
description: "Rogersville - Subject to local approval, authorizes holding of an advisory, nonbinding referenda. - Amends Chapter 519 of the Private Acts of 1911."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1420"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1420 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Rogersville"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hicks G"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-03-04"
last_action: "2025-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bf6d01b-09f2-4f7d-adcc-9d91f2919c26"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1420&ga=114"
source_hash: "3cf89bc567c91eb838187139002e477fdc230dc9f31b1d8c28e297fd76c501ae"
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 1420 (114) — Rogersville - Subject to local approval, authorizes holding of an advisory, nonbinding referenda. - Amends Chapter 519 of the Private Acts of 1911.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1420.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee 3/17/2025 Passed (4) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/31/2025 3/27/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2025 Passed (3) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/3/2025 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hicks G — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-03-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-03-10** P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/17/2025
- **2025-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
- **2025-03-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2025-04-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-04** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-23** Pr. Ch. 2

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2bf6d01b-09f2-4f7d-adcc-9d91f2919c26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).