County Government - As enacted, authorizes a county that has adopted the County Sheriff's Civil Service Act of 1974 to rescind such adoption by a two-thirds vote of the county legislative body. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8, Part 4.
HB 437 allows counties that have adopted Tennessee's 1974 County Sheriff's Civil Service Law to undo that adoption. Specifically, it permits a county legislative body to rescind the law with a two-thirds vote, giving counties flexibility to exit the civil service system for sheriff's offices. This change directly affects counties that previously implemented the 1974 law, altering how they manage sheriff's department staffing and employment rules under state law. The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 8, Part 4, to add this rescission provision.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 29, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 1, 2025
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Apr 1, 2025
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (26-0)
house
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/1/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tandy Darby
RRepublican
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