---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oakland - Subject to local approval, adds an alderman position to the board; requires the board to appoint a town manager as chief administrative officer; and sets purchasing limits by ordinance in accordance with state law. - Amends Chapter 167 of the Private Acts of 1994; and any other acts amendatory thereto."
description: "Oakland - Subject to local approval, adds an alderman position to the board; requires the board to appoint a town manager as chief administrative officer; and sets purchasing limits by ordinance in accordance with state law. - Amends Chapter 167 of the Private Acts of 1994; and any other acts amendatory thereto."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2072"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2072 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Oakland"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gant", "Gresham"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-30"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83e77fa4-5493-470c-82e0-b9c8a59edfb7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2072&GA=111"
source_hash: "04f668e850137b78c0874e84898e0406c69a842674178746551773ce623fdb8a"
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 2072 (111) — Oakland - Subject to local approval, adds an alderman position to the board; requires the board to appoint a town manager as chief administrative officer; and sets purchasing limits by ordinance in accordance with state law. - Amends Chapter 167 of the Private Acts of 1994; and any other acts amendatory thereto.

## 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/HB2072.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/16/2020 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/16/2020 Passed (2) — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE NAMING, DESIGNATING, & PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2020 3/5/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2020 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gant — primary (person)
- Gresham — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-30** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-03** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** P2C, ref. to Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill.
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-03-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-05** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-09** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-03-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-03-13** Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-16** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-03-16** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-03-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-19** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-06** Pr. Ch. 39
- **2020-04-06** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 39

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83e77fa4-5493-470c-82e0-b9c8a59edfb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).