---
type: "Bill"
title: "Jonesborough - Subject to local approval, authorizes the board of mayor and alderman for the Town of Jonesborough to elect a mayor from among the aldermen to fill a vacancy; authorizes the Town recorder to carry liability insurance rather than be bonded in an amount prescribed by Town ordinance; updates the election dates for the mayor and board of aldermen. - Amends Chapter 135 of the Acts of 1903; as amended."
description: "Jonesborough - Subject to local approval, authorizes the board of mayor and alderman for the Town of Jonesborough to elect a mayor from among the aldermen to fill a vacancy; authorizes the Town recorder to carry liability insurance rather than be bonded in an amount prescribed by Town ordinance; updates the election dates for the mayor and board of aldermen. - Amends Chapter 135 of the Acts of 1903; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2647"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2647 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Jonesborough"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-27"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ca874d1-8c7e-4701-8ddc-f45cf648ec17"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2647&ga=114"
source_hash: "d7e8620bce5d3336f9867b1ee7581e6a97dc468bdb06c565250a62be839e4978"
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 2647 (114) — Jonesborough - Subject to local approval, authorizes the board of mayor and alderman for the Town of Jonesborough to elect a mayor from among the aldermen to fill a vacancy; authorizes the Town recorder to carry liability insurance rather than be bonded in an amount prescribed by Town ordinance; updates the election dates for the mayor and board of aldermen. - Amends Chapter 135 of the Acts of 1903; 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/HB2647.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/15/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2026 Passed (3) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee 3/23/2026 Passed — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 4/2/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-27** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-03-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-03-05** P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-31** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-02** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/6/2026
- **2026-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-06** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Pr. Ch. 60

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ca874d1-8c7e-4701-8ddc-f45cf648ec17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).