| TN | SB2205 | Engross
50% | As introduced, removes jurisdictional exceptions to prohibition on discrimination against first responders based upon residency with respect to employment; prohibits all local governments in this state from discriminating against first responders wit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15
Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 20, PNV 0 |
| TN | SB2743 | Engross
50% | As introduced, requires a political subdivision to provide a written attestation with the political subdivision's annual audit to the comptroller of the treasury certifying that the political subdivision has not sought or received a grant in intentio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-15
Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 24, PNV 0 |
| TN | SB0413 | Intro
25% | As introduced, authorizes local governments to create a program to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations that own residential property and rent the property for at least 25 percent below market rate. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee |
| TN | SB2112 | Intro
25% | As introduced, expresses legislative intent that the persons appointed to a charter commission for the consolidation of the functions of the county and creation of a metropolitan government be representative of both incorporated and unincorporated ar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2024 |
| TN | SB2315 | Engross
50% | As introduced, establishes the "Residential Infrastructure Development Act of 2024." - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 84; Title 9, Chapter 21; Title 66, Chapter 5 and Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
| TN | SB2572 | Pass | As enacted, prohibits a local governmental entity or official from adopting or enacting a resolution, ordinance, or policy that prohibits or limits the ability of a law enforcement agency to conduct traffic stops based on observation of or reasonable...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 631 |
| TN | SB2928 | Intro
25% | As introduced, upon approval by majority vote of the governing body of a county or municipality, prohibits the respective member of the approving governing body from serving on both the county and municipal governing body simultaneously; applies only...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
Sponsor(s) Added. |
| TN | SB2239 | Intro
25% | As introduced, authorizes any local government in this state to create a land bank; authorizes a local government to post on its website, if available, a link to a state website or publication identifying surplus real property for sale or conveyance....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| TN | SB2131 | Intro
25% | As introduced, prohibits a municipality, or an instrumentality of a municipality, from taking any action that affects or has the potential to affect the tax obligations, fees, or other costs for real property owners whose property is located outside ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| TN | SB0591 | Pass | As enacted, makes changes to present law relative to community oversight boards. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-24
Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 |
| TN | SB0832 | Pass | As enacted, prohibits as against public policy a metropolitan government ordinance, charter provision, or resolution that requires a supermajority vote of the local legislative body in order to make improvements to, renovations to, or the demolition ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-18
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 364 |
| TN | SB0681 | Pass | As enacted, enacts the "Protecting Tennessee Businesses and Workers Act." - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 50.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 309 |
| TN | SB0791 | Pass | As enacted, authorizes local governments to use tax revenue received from the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act to be used for emergency services as well as for local infrastructure projects. - Amends TCA Section 4-49-104.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Effective date(s) 07/01/2023 |
| TN | SB0923 | Pass | As enacted, prohibits local governments from dismissing, disciplining, fining, or penalizing a jailer or corrections officer employed by a local government, or denying employment to a person applying to be a jailer or corrections officer, based on wh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 240 |
| TN | SB0600 | Pass | As enacted, prohibits local governments from expending funds for the purposes of assisting a person in obtaining a criminal abortion. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-25
Effective date(s) 04/17/2023 |
| TN | SB0429 | Engross
50% | As introduced, expresses legislative intent that the persons appointed to a charter commission for the consolidation of the functions of the county and creation of a metropolitan government be representative of both incorporated and unincorporated ar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
| TN | SB0820 | Intro
25% | As introduced, increases from four to six, the minimum number of regular meetings of the county legislative body each year; provides that, until otherwise set by ordinance by the board of commissioners in a city under a city manager-commission charte...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-28
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| TN | SB0087 | Pass | As enacted, caps at 20 the number of members that may be elected to the governing body of a metropolitan or municipal government. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 21 |
| TN | SB0367 | Pass | As enacted, prohibits political subdivisions from prohibiting, based on the type or source of energy to be delivered to an individual customer, the sale or installation of an appliance utilized for cooking, space heating, water heating, or another en...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
Effective date(s) 03/14/2023 |
| TN | SB0662 | Intro
25% | As introduced, requires, rather than allows, county legislative bodies to release taxpayers from double taxes if they have been incurred and correct errors in the tax list. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6 and Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| TN | SB0841 | Fail | As introduced, requires a person to obtain a valid entertainer permit from the adult-oriented establishment board, in those jurisdictions with a board, prior to performing adult cabaret entertainment for compensation; prohibits public, private, and c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| TN | SB0959 | Intro
25% | As introduced, prohibits a person in Montgomery, Williamson, Rutherford, Hamilton, Knox, Davidson, or Shelby County from holding office as a county commissioner and as a city council member of a municipality located in whole or in part within such re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| TN | SB0166 | Fail | As introduced, removes the prohibition on a local government from requiring, as a condition of contracting with the local government, that employers establish a leave policy that is different than required by state law. - Amends TCA Section 7-51-1802...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-14
Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| TN | SB0294 | Intro
25% | As introduced, authorizes a member of a local government's legislative body to participate in a scheduled meeting by electronic means if the member is dealing with a family or medical emergency, has been called into military service, or is unable to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-14
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| TN | SB0380 | Intro
25% | As introduced, clarifies that local governmental entities are not prohibited from evaluating bids, proposals, and qualifications based on experience, certifications, expertise, and past performance as stated in the solicitation documents, or requirin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-13
To Senate Commerce and Labor Committee |
| TN | SB1166 | Intro
25% | As introduced, reduces the time period a county has to post revisions to its charter of incorporation on the website from three months to one month. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-06
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| TN | SB0580 | Intro
25% | As introduced, establishes a referendum process by which the electorate of a local government in this state may vote to establish 16-year term limits for the public officials of the local government. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-01-30
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| TN | SB0430 | Intro
25% | As introduced, requires the presiding officer of a county legislative body to provide at least 10 days' rather than seven days' public notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of a meeting of the legislative body to fill a vacancy i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-01-26
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
