Tennessee Senate Bill 1552 (Prior Session Legislation)

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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. 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.

Sen. Janince Bowling [R]

2023-04-13 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt (Y: 29 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-24		Comp. became Pr. Ch. 19
2023-04-13	Senate	Companion House Bill substituted
2023-04-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 4/13/2023
2023-03-30	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
2023-03-23	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-03-20	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB1562 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-24 - Pr. Ch. 19

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1552&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1552.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/priv/pr0019.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1552&ga=113