Tennessee House State and Local Government Committee adopts rules for 2025 session; mock vote on House Bill 0000 fails

The Tennessee House State and Local Government Committee agreed on its operating rules for the 2025 session and conducted a procedural test vote during its organizational meeting on Wednesday.

Chair John Crawford opened the meeting, read staff introductions and directed clerks to take the roll; the clerk reported a quorum was present. The committee then held a test vote on a placeholder measure identified in the meeting as "House Bill 0000." After the clerk reported the electronic tally, Chair John Crawford announced, "This bill fails." The clerk reported the results as "6 I, 13 a, and 0 present non voting," which the chair treated as a failing margin and closed the vote.

Committee leaders spent the meeting reviewing and adopting rules to govern full-committee and subcommittee business for the session. Key deadlines and procedures the chair emphasized include:…