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

HB 1697: Flags - As enacted, authorizes a county mayor and the chief executive officer of a municipality to order the flags flown on county or municipal property to be lowered to half-staff to honor the death of a prominent citizen of that county or municipality. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.

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 1697 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Flags - As enacted, authorizes a county mayor and the chief executive officer of a municipality to order the flags flown on county or municipal property to be lowered to half-staff to honor the death of a prominent citizen of that county or municipality. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7. Primary sponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 4, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 828.

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
Jake McCalmonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63

“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 Pub. Ch. 828
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/13/2026
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
  6. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026
  8. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026
  9. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
  10. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
  11. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026
  12. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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