Tennessee Senate Bill 1544

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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 - Comp. became Pr. Ch. 27
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Subject to local approval, clarifies that vacancies on the board and in the office of mayor be filled by majority vote of the remaining board members with the appointee to serve only until the next regular election at which time the remaining unexpired term is filled; consolidates and expands certain powers exercised by the town relative to special assessments, indebtedness, bonds, condemnation, public utilities, and correctional facilities; removes minimum age requirement for the position of town judge. - Amends Chapter 159 of the Private Acts of 2002.

AN ACT to amend Chapter 159 of the Private Acts of 2002; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the charter for the Town of Chapel Hill.

Sen. Joseph Hensley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-24		Comp. became Pr. Ch. 27
2023-04-21	Senate	Companion House Bill substituted
2023-04-20	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2023
2023-04-20	Senate	Senate Reset on calendar for 4/21/2023
2023-04-18	Senate	Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 4/20/2023
2023-03-09	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
2023-03-06	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-03-02	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB1552 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-24 - Pr. Ch. 27

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1544&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1544.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/priv/pr0027.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0320.pdf