Tennessee Senate Bill 2608 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 22 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-22 - Comp. became Pr. Ch. 45
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, designates certain positions as "department heads"; authorizes the city council to discipline or terminate for cause department heads by majority vote instead of 2/3 vote; requires the city judge to be appointed by the mayor and approved by majority vote of the city council; permits city council to eliminate any department head for budgetary reasons; deletes the authorization to elect the city judge if an ordinance empowers the city judge to have general session powers; establishes disciplinary proceedings against department heads and disciplinary appeals process; authorizes mayor and city council to issue verbal or written reprimands against any department head with no right to appeal; authorizes the mayor to hire the chief of police and chief of fire by designating such positions as department heads. - Amends Chapter 644 of the Private Acts of 1911; as amended and rewritten.

As introduced, designates certain positions as "department heads"; authorizes the city council to discipline or terminate for cause department heads by majority vote instead of 2/3 vote; requires the city judge to be appointed by the mayor and approved by majority vote of the city council; permits city council to eliminate any department head for budgetary reasons; deletes the authorization to elect the city judge if an ordinance empowers the city judge to have general session powers; establishes disciplinary proceedings against department heads and disciplinary appeals process; authorizes mayor and city council to issue verbal or written reprimands against any department head with no right to appeal; authorizes the mayor to hire the chief of police and chief of fire by designating such positions as department heads. - Amends Chapter 644 of the Private Acts of 1911; as amended and rewritten.

Sen. Mae Beavers [R]

Sen. Mark Pody [R]

2014-04-07 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-22	Senate	Comp. became Pr. Ch. 45
2014-04-07	Senate	Comp. HB subst.
2014-04-03	Senate	Placed on Senate Local Bill Calendar cal. for 4/7/2014
2014-03-13	Senate	P2C held on desk. Local Bill
2014-03-10	Senate	Intro., P1C.
2014-03-06	Senate	Filed for intro.

HB2513 (Crossfiled) 2014-05-22 - Pr. Ch. 45

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2608&ga=108
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/108/Bill/SB2608.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=S&BillNumber=SB2608&ga=108