Tennessee House Bill 1562

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-24 - Pr. Ch. 19
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Subject to local approval, makes changes to the duties of the mayor; reduces the term of the mayor and vice mayor from four years to two; provides a method to fill vacancies on the board if the vacancies cause the board to lack a quorum; authorizes the board to set the salary of the board members by ordinance; revises the powers of the city; authorizes the appointment of a treasurer and town administrator; requires the town judge to be a licensed attorney. - Amends Chapter 272 of the Acts of 1901; as amended and rewritten.

AN ACT to amend Chapter 272 of the Acts of 1901; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 115 of the Private Acts of 2006; as amended by Chapter 13 of the Private Acts of 2015 and Chapter 42 of the Private Acts of 2022; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Town of Petersburg.

Rep. Pat Marsh [R]

2023-04-13 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt (Y: 29 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-03 - House - FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 90 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-24		Pr. Ch. 19
2023-04-28		Signed by Governor.
2023-04-20	House	Transmitted to Governor for his action.
2023-04-19	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2023-04-18	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2023-04-14	House	Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
2023-04-13	Senate	Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0
2023-04-13	Senate	Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
2023-04-05	Senate	Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
2023-04-04	House	Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
2023-04-03	House	Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 4
2023-03-30	House	H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/3/2023
2023-03-29	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023
2023-03-28	House	Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
2023-03-22	House	Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/28/2023
2023-03-20	House	P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
2023-03-16	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-03-14	House	Filed for introduction

SB1552 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-24 - Comp. became Pr. Ch. 19

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1562&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1562.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/priv/pr0019.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1562&ga=113