SB 2704 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Morristown - Subject to local approval, makes the elections for council members at-large elections; eliminates council wards. - Amends Chapter 103 of the Acts of 1903; as amended and rewritten.

SB 2704 changes Morristown's city council election system by eliminating ward-based voting and requiring all six council positions to be elected citywide ("at-large") by all voters. It reassigns current council members to numbered seats (1-6) based on their previous ward representation and extends their terms until 2026 or 2028 elections, depending on their last election year. The bill requires approval by a two-thirds vote of Morristown's city council to take effect.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Last action Mar 2, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 2, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Steve Southerland
Steve Southerland
RRepublican
TN
9