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TN HB2640
Bill
Status
2/23/2026
Primary Sponsor
Rick Eldridge
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AI Summary
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Repeals private acts governing the Hamblen County Highway Department and abolishes the Hamblen County Road Commission effective August 31, 2028, with vacancies occurring before that date left unfilled.
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Creates the elected office of Road Superintendent for Hamblen County, with the first election at the regular August 2028 election and four-year terms thereafter.
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Road Superintendent assumes powers and duties under the County Uniform Highway Law (Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54, Chapter 7) and may optionally oversee the Hamblen County Sanitation Department with county legislative body approval for supplemental salary.
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Requires approval by a two-thirds vote of the Hamblen County legislative body before taking effect.
Legislative Description
AN ACT to repeal Chapter 313 of the Private Acts of 1949; as amended by Chapter 679 of the Private Acts of 1949; Chapter 398 of the Private Acts of 1951; Chapter 219 of the Private Acts of 1953; Chapter 170 of the Private Acts of 1953; Chapter 111 of the Private Acts of 1963; Chapter 19 of the Private Acts of 1963; Chapter 366 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1969; Chapter 274 of the Private Acts of 1974; Chapter 138 of the Private Acts of 1975; Chapter 306 of the Private Acts of 1982; Chapter 143 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 1 of the Private Acts of 1991; Chapter 161 of the Private Acts of 1996; Chapter 29 of the Private Acts of 2003; Chapter 72 of the Private Acts of 2004 and Chapter 1 of the Private Acts of 2023, and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Hamblen County Highway Department.
Hamblen County
Last Action
Action def. in Private Acts Committee to 3/23/2026
3/16/2026