---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hamblen County - Subject to local approval, abolishes the Hamblen County Road Commission, effective August 31, 2028. - Repeals Chapter 313 of the Private Acts of 1949; as amended."
description: "Hamblen County - Subject to local approval, abolishes the Hamblen County Road Commission, effective August 31, 2028. - Repeals Chapter 313 of the Private Acts of 1949; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2640"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2640 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hamblen County"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eldridge"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-23"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4cfdcecd-f351-4b92-9a1e-e3e546d9b842"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2640&ga=114"
source_hash: "e23cd9b5a771b3090f119ee91a9ff79c36507ba606ab7fb8d5ffb999b7aeb408"
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 2640 (114) — Hamblen County - Subject to local approval, abolishes the Hamblen County Road Commission, effective August 31, 2028. - Repeals Chapter 313 of the Private Acts of 1949; 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/HB2640.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2026 Passed (3) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 4/9/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee 3/23/2026 Passed (4) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/15/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Eldridge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-23** 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** Action def. in Private Acts Committee to 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Action def. in Private Acts Committee to 3/23/2026
- **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`
- **2026-04-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
- **2026-04-09** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-14** 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. 57

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4cfdcecd-f351-4b92-9a1e-e3e546d9b842`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).