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This bill requires county legislative bodies in Tennessee to establish their own formal, written rules of procedure for conducting business, known as "local rules of procedure," within 90 days of a new body being elected, and these rules must be adopted by a majority vote. If the county legislative body wishes to change these rules after they've been adopted, it will require a higher threshold of a two-thirds majority vote. In situations where the local rules of procedure don't cover a specific issue, the bill designates Robert's Rules of Order, a widely recognized manual for parliamentary procedure, as the default guide. This aims to ensure that newly elected county legislative bodies have a clear framework for their operations from the outset and that any changes to these foundational rules are made with broad consensus.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1617&ga=114