Tennessee Senate Bill 2963

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-13 - Comp. became Pr. Ch. 60
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Subject to local approval, sets a term limit of three terms for members of the city council; specifies the emergency management powers of the mayor; changes references from "councilman" to "councilperson". - Amends Chapter 455 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended.

AN ACT to amend Chapter 455 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended by Chapter 105 of the Private Acts of 1959; Chapter 136 of the Private Acts of 1971; Chapter 60 of the Private Acts of 1977; Chapter 121 of the Private Acts of 1986; Chapter 215 of the Private Acts of 1992; Chapter 180 of the Private Acts of 1994; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 1997; Chapter 164 of the Private Acts of 1998; Chapter 83 of the Private Acts of 2000; Chapter 16 of the Private Acts of 2001; Chapter 114 of the Private Acts of 2002; Chapter 92 of the Private Acts of 2004; Chapter 3 of the Private Acts of 2007 and Chapter 7 of the Private Acts of 2019; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the City of Athens.

Sen. Adam Lowe [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-13		Comp. became Pr. Ch. 60
2024-04-04	Senate	Companion House Bill substituted
2024-04-02	Senate	Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 4/4/2024
2024-02-26	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
2024-02-22	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2024-02-20	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2990 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-13 - Pr. Ch. 60

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2963&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2963.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/priv/pr0060.pdf