Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 1697
Flags - As enacted, authorizes a county mayor and the chief executive officer of a municipality to order the flags flown on county or municipal property to be lowered to half-staff to honor the death of a prominent citizen of that county or municipality. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- McCalmon (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 4, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 828
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 9, 2026 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 4/9/2026 (2) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 1, 2026 House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 House | HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/11/2026 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 4, 2026 · House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 828 - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Comp. SB subst. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/13/2026 - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026 - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026 - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/4/2026 - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026 - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 - Jan 22, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 15, 2026 · House
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