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

HB 434: Public Officials - As introduced, prohibits a public facility from being named for a local public official who is in office, for two years after the public official leaves office, or if the public official has been convicted of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude; prohibits a local public official from making charitable donations in the public official's name if the donation is from public funds. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 12.

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 434 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Officials - As introduced, prohibits a public facility from being named for a local public official who is in office, for two years after the public official leaves office, or if the public official has been convicted of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude; prohibits a local public official from making charitable donations in the public official's name if the donation is from public funds. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 12. Primary sponsor: Kevin Raper (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2026): Withdrawn.

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
Kevin RaperPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24

“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. Withdrawn.
  2. Failed in State & Local Government Committee
  3. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
  4. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
  5. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025
  6. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
  7. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025
  8. Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee
  9. Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 3/10/2025
  10. Action def. in Naming & Designating Committee to 3/10/2025
  11. Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 3/3/2025
  12. Taken off notice for cal. in Naming & Designating Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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