---
type: "Bill"
title: "Martin - Subject to local approval, rewrites the city charter. - Amends Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1992; as amended."
description: "Martin - Subject to local approval, rewrites the city charter. - Amends Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1992; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2645"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2645 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Martin"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darby"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-25"
last_action: "2026-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abbd3580-5754-43c3-8dbe-9c75b8f385c6"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2645&ga=114"
source_hash: "09472e9f383de55210722851f4a09389b3d3be3479d4053bb399cd4066364df4"
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 2645 (114) — Martin - Subject to local approval, rewrites the city charter. - Amends Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1992; as amended.

## 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/HB2645.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/18/2026 Failed — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/2/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 3/26/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **82–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee 3/9/2026 Passed (3) — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Darby — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-26** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-03-02** P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
- **2026-03-26** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10 `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-02** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-01** Pr. Ch. 48

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/abbd3580-5754-43c3-8dbe-9c75b8f385c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).