Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 2711: Bristol - Subject to local approval, revises election provisions for city council and the board of education to comply with changes to general election law; reduces the time after final passage for an ordinance to take effect from 17 days to seven days; changes the due dates for property taxes; creates a department of education. - Amends Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended.

In committee Last action May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pr. Ch. 61

Plain-language summary

SB 2711 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on March 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Bristol - Subject to local approval, revises election provisions for city council and the board of education to comply with changes to general election law; reduces the time after final passage for an ordinance to take effect from 17 days to seven days; changes the due dates for property taxes; creates a department of education. - Amends Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended. Primary sponsor: Bobby Harshbarger (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Comp. became Pr. Ch. 61.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Bobby Harshbarger (Republican).