Tennessee House Bill HB2670

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 4/16/26
• Refer: 4/21/26
• Refer: 4/22/26
• Engrossed: 4/22/26
• Enrolled: 4/29/26
• Passed: 5/21/26
• Chaptered: 5/27/26

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AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the City of Gleason.

Summary

HB2670 is a private act affecting the City of Gleason, Tennessee. It amends the city’s private charter provisions governing compensation for the mayor and aldermen. Under the bill, the mayor’s monthly compensation would increase from $200 to $400, and each alderman’s monthly compensation would increase from $100 to $200, beginning with the term starting in December 2028. The bill does not change general state law for all municipalities; instead, it revises a specific private act applicable only to Gleason. It also includes a local approval requirement, meaning the act has no effect unless the City of Gleason’s legislative body approves it by a two-thirds vote and the approval is certified to the secretary of state. The bill becomes effective immediately for the purpose of local approval, but otherwise only takes effect if the city approves it.

Impact

HB2670 updates the compensation schedule in the private charter for the City of Gleason, increasing pay for the mayor and aldermen beginning in 2028. Its legal effect is limited to the city and to the referenced private acts, rather than statewide statutes. The bill also preserves local control by conditioning implementation on a supermajority vote of the city legislative body and certification to the secretary of state.

Sentiment

The available voting history shows strong support and no recorded opposition. The bill passed committee stages unanimously and cleared the floor by consent calendar and motion to adopt with 0 nays in each recorded vote. That pattern suggests the measure was noncontroversial and treated as a routine local/private act.

Contention

There is little evidence of substantive contention in the available record. The only notable procedural point is the delayed effective date for the compensation increase, which begins with the December 2028 term rather than immediately. The bill also requires a two-thirds approval by the City of Gleason’s legislative body, so any potential disagreement would likely be local and centered on whether the city wants to authorize the pay increase, rather than on statewide policy concerns.