ON APRIL 15, 2025, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 490, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to prohibit the disqualification or removal of a municipal judge who was duly elected or appointed to office prior to March 7, 2025, and who is qualified for such office under the laws and interpretations in effect at the time of such election or appointment, due to a residency requirement during the term of office to which the municipal judge was elected or appointed. A municipal judge to whom this amendment applies is deemed a de facto officer whose acts, judgments, and decisions are valid and binding during the completion of the municipal judge's term. This amendment specifies that residency requirements established by the Tennessee supreme court in McNabb v. Harrison, decided March 7, 2025, apply prospectively and may be enforced beginning with the next regularly scheduled election for any affected municipal judgeship after the date that this bill becomes a law.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 16-21-111(c), 16-21-111
Amended with HA0325 -- 04/15/2025: 16-21-111(c), 16-21-111