Tennessee Senate Bill 1538

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 18 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-18 - Comp. became Pr. Ch. 8
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Subject to local approval, requires the city council to appoint a city judge, who replaces the city recorder as the officer presiding over the city court; removes requirement that city recorder be elected and instead be appointed by city council; authorizes city officials to hold appointive office while serving as city official; updates the titles of certain department heads. - Amends Chapter 67 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended.

AN ACT to amend Chapter 67 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended by Chapter 28 of the Private Acts of 1965; Chapter 192 of the Private Acts of 1967; Chapter 29 of the Private Acts of 1973; Chapter 70 of the Private Acts of 1975; Chapter 67 of the Private Acts of 1975; Chapter 42 of the Private Acts of 1979; Chapter 97 of the Private Acts of 1981; Chapter 233 of the Private Acts of 1982; Chapter 63 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 195 of the Private Acts of 1990; Chapter 196 of the Private Acts of 1990; Chapter 194 of the Private Acts of 1990; Chapter 109 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter 83 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter 173 of the Private Acts of 1996; Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1999; Chapter 40 of the Private Acts of 2001; Chapter 153 of the Private Acts of 2002; Chapter 4 of the Private Acts of 2009; Chapter 19 of the Private Acts of 2009; Chapter 53 of the Private Acts of 2016; Chapter 28 of the Private Acts of 2017 and Chapter 51 of the Private Acts of 2018; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the charter of the City of Gallatin.

Sen. Ferrell Haile [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-18		Comp. became Pr. Ch. 8
2023-03-16	Senate	Companion House Bill substituted
2023-03-14	Senate	Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 3/16/2023
2023-02-27	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
2023-02-23	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-02-22	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB1548 (Crossfiled) 2023-04-18 - Pr. Ch. 8

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1538&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1538.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/priv/pr0008.pdf