Bill > HB2319

This bill, amending various sections of Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) related to public office, primarily prohibits employees of a local government from simultaneously serving on the legislative body of that same local government, with a grandfather clause allowing current county employees serving on a county commission to finish their terms. Specifically, it amends TCA Section 5-5-102(c)(1) to disqualify county employees from serving on their county's legislative body, though existing officeholders can continue until their term ends. Additionally, it removes language from TCA Section 7-51-1501 that allowed exceptions for local government employees serving on legislative bodies if authorized by law or local ordinance, and it repeals TCA Section 7-51-1502 entirely, further solidifying the prohibition. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law.