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type: "Bill"
title: "Franklin - Subject to local approval, authorizes the vice mayor to vote on all matters when serving as mayor in the temporary absence of the mayor. - Amends Chapter 126 of the Private Acts of 1967; as amended."
description: "Franklin - Subject to local approval, authorizes the vice mayor to vote on all matters when serving as mayor in the temporary absence of the mayor. - Amends Chapter 126 of the Private Acts of 1967; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1556"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1556 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Franklin"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Whitson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36eb6849-3e48-4136-a746-29ec1c663836"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1556&GA=113"
source_hash: "8f0e1549701bb10f5e0d9bf7ee5581e9dfd6f3632c7c8d34a6acda92054422ef"
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 1556 (113) — Franklin - Subject to local approval, authorizes the vice mayor to vote on all matters when serving as mayor in the temporary absence of the mayor. - Amends Chapter 126 of the Private Acts of 1967; 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://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1556.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/27/2023 3/23/2023 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **910** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/21/2023 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/3/2023 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Whitson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-07** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-03-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-03-13** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-23** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/27/2023
- **2023-03-27** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-27** Reset on Consent cal. for 3/30/23
- **2023-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-04** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Pr. Ch. 16
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36eb6849-3e48-4136-a746-29ec1c663836`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).