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type: "Bill"
title: "Courts - As enacted, prohibits the disqualification or removal of a municipal judge who was duly elected or appointed to office prior to March 7, 2025, and who is qualified for such office under the laws and interpretations in effect at the time of such election or appointment, due to a residency requirement during the term of office to which the municipal judge was elected or appointed. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 24; Title 25; Title 26; Title 27; Title 28 and Title 29."
description: "Courts - As enacted, prohibits the disqualification or removal of a municipal judge who was duly elected or appointed to office prior to March 7, 2025, and who is qualified for such office under the laws and interpretations in effect at the time of such election or appointment, due to a residency requirement during the term of office to which the municipal judge was elected or appointed. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 24; Title 25; Title 26; Title 27; Title 28 and Title 29."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 490"
citation: "Tennessee HB 490 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Helton-Haynes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7ad7e03-57eb-4e08-b654-f1f107e83466"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0490&ga=114"
source_hash: "73a2e9c74120a7ae8cb3c3c9b0aba05b9c8b8ad65836a584573adf78de900a1c"
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 490 (114) — Courts - As enacted, prohibits the disqualification or removal of a municipal judge who was duly elected or appointed to office prior to March 7, 2025, and who is qualified for such office under the laws and interpretations in effect at the time of such election or appointment, due to a residency requirement during the term of office to which the municipal judge was elected or appointed. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 24; Title 25; Title 26; Title 27; Title 28 and Title 29.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0325** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0325.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0391** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0391.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0490.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Helton-Haynes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-05** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2025-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-24** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-24** Sponsor(s) withdrawn. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-24** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-24** Ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
- **2025-03-26** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
- **2025-04-02** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-02** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
- **2025-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-15** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0325) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-16** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-17** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-17** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0391)
- **2025-04-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/21/2025
- **2025-05-27** Pub. Ch. 487
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7ad7e03-57eb-4e08-b654-f1f107e83466`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).