Tennessee Senate Bill 2755 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 21 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-05-21 - Comp. became Pr. Ch. 58
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Subject to local approval, authorizes property owners that do not live in the city to vote in city elections; removes disability for six months as a reason for the vacancy of the office of mayor or councilman; permanently prohibits persons convicted of certain crimes from holding office; creates process for electing a council member if the council is unable to appoint one in the event of a vacancy; authorizes the city to donate or contribute funds in accordance with state law; renames the city clerk and recorder the city recorder; changes provisions related to purchasing and the sale of city property; makes other revisions to the charter. - Amends Chapter 121 of the Private Acts of 2004; as amended.

Subject to local approval, authorizes property owners that do not live in the city to vote in city elections; removes disability for six months as a reason for the vacancy of the office of mayor or councilman; permanently prohibits persons convicted of certain crimes from holding office; creates process for electing a council member if the council is unable to appoint one in the event of a vacancy; authorizes the city to donate or contribute funds in accordance with state law; renames the city clerk and recorder the city recorder; changes provisions related to purchasing and the sale of city property; makes other revisions to the charter. - Amends Chapter 121 of the Private Acts of 2004; as amended.

Sen. Kerry Roberts [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-21		Comp. became Pr. Ch. 58
2018-04-25	Senate	Companion House Bill substituted
2018-04-24	Senate	Placed on Senate Local Bill Calendar calendar for 4/25/2018
2018-04-12	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
2018-04-11	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2018-04-05	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2723 (Crossfiled) 2018-05-21 - Pr. Ch. 58

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2755&ga=110
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB2755.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/110/priv/pr0058.pdf