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

HB 1440: Morgan County - Subject to local approval, establishes that the County Attorney must be a licensed practicing attorney appointed or hired subject to the vote of the Morgan County Commission to serve a four-year term and does not need to be a resident of Morgan County to serve as County Attorney. - Amends Chapter 467 of the Private Acts of 1951; as amended.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1440 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on April 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Morgan County - Subject to local approval, establishes that the County Attorney must be a licensed practicing attorney appointed or hired subject to the vote of the Morgan County Commission to serve a four-year term and does not need to be a resident of Morgan County to serve as County Attorney. - Amends Chapter 467 of the Private Acts of 1951; as amended. Primary sponsor: Ed Butler (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2025): Comp. became Pr. Ch. 10.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ed ButlerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse41

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pr. Ch. 10
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 4/21/2025
  5. Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee
  6. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/21/2025
  7. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/21/2025
  9. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/22/2025
  10. P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee
  11. Filed for introduction
  12. Intro., P1C.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source