Tennessee House Bill 1565

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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. 22
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Subject to local approval, removes prohibition on persons convicted of malfeasance or misfeasance in office, felonies, or crimes involving moral turpitude from being an employee of the city for ten years after the conviction; reduces, from a 2/3 majority to a simple majority, the required vote by the council for approving and removing mayoral appointments; authorizes the city board to appoint and promote city employees. - Amends Chapter 486 of the Private Acts of 1941; as amended and rewritten.

AN ACT to amend Chapter 486 of the Private Acts of 1941; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 26 of the Private Acts of 2013; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Charter of the City of Smithville.

Rep. Michael Hale [R]

2023-04-13 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt (Y: 29 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-10 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 76 N: 12 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-24		Pr. Ch. 22
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.
2023-04-12	Senate	Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
2023-04-11	House	Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
2023-04-10	House	Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 12, PNV 6
2023-04-06	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
2023-04-05	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023
2023-04-04	House	Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
2023-03-29	House	Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 4/4/2023
2023-03-27	House	P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
2023-03-23	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-03-20	House	Filed for introduction

SB1553 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-24 - Comp. became Pr. Ch. 22

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1565&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1565.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/priv/pr0022.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1565&ga=113