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

SB 2715: Oakland - Subject to local approval, transfers authority to appoint and remove all directors and department heads, excluding the town recorder, from the board of mayor and aldermen to the town manager. - Amends Chapter 167 of the Private Acts of 1994; 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

SB 2715 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on March 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Oakland - Subject to local approval, transfers authority to appoint and remove all directors and department heads, excluding the town recorder, from the board of mayor and aldermen to the town manager. - Amends Chapter 167 of the Private Acts of 1994; as amended. Primary sponsor: Page Walley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 1, 2026): Comp. became Pr. Ch. 51.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Page WalleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate26

“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. 51
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 4/2/2026
  4. Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
  5. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  6. Filed for introduction

Sources

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