County Government - As enacted, prohibits the director of accounts and budgets for Overton County from being terminated or discharged without the approval of the county legislative body if such prohibition is approval by a two-thirds vote of the Overton County legislative body. - Amends TCA Title 5.
HB 2160 would require Tennessee counties to transition from at-large elections for county commissioners to district-based elections by the 2030 federal census. The bill prohibits counties from having a single district covering the entire county and bans the election of commissioners in at-large districts. Counties currently using at-large systems must amend their charters to create districts before the 2030 census. This directly affects Tennessee counties that currently elect their county legislative body members by the entire county rather than by geographic districts.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2026
Last action May 4, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Butler
RRepublican
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