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| Chapter Number | Subject | Abstract | Bill Number | Action |
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| 0001 | Roane County | Subject to local approval, redesignates title of "county mayor" to "county executive." | HB0004 | Adopted |
| 0002 | Robertson County | Subject to local approval, designates the chief executive officer to be the county mayor by repealing the private act that redesignated the title of such officer as county executive. | HB0025 | Adopted |
| 0003 | Athens | Subject to local approval, amends Athens city charter to provide for election of school board officers at the first meeting after the official certification of each general city election and to delete requirement that no utility rate change shall be made effective earlier than 17 days after passage. | HB0126 | Adopted |
| 0004 | Wayne County | Subject to local approval, redesignates title of "county mayor" to "county executive." | HB0149 | Adopted |
| 0005 | Milan | Subject to local approval, clarifies that the municipal court clerk must be a city resident or reside within a three-mile area of the city. | HB0198 | Adopted |
| 0006 | Lafollette | Subject to local approval, allows persons owning property in Campbell County, and who are otherwise eligible, to vote in municipal elections. | HB0269 | Adopted |
| 0007 | Bradley County | Subject to local approval, terminates board of directors of Bradley County Memorial Hospital. | HB0587 | Adopted |
| 0008 | Rogersville | Subject to local approval, increases maximum amount of hotel/motel tax from 4 percent to 7 percent. | HB0674 | Adopted |
| 0009 | Hawkins County | Subject to local approval, clarifies that planning commission members be paid $50.00 per meeting rather than an amount equal to that of county legislative body members. | HB0675 | Adopted |
| 0010 | Hawkins County | Subject to local approval, raises minimum sealed bidding amount required for purchases of materials, supplies, or equipment from $2,500 to the amount set forth in the County Purchasing Act of 1983. | HB0676 | Adopted |
| 0011 | Henderson | Subject to local approval, creates position of city judge; revises method of filling vacancy in office of mayor and for fixing salary and benefits of aldermen and mayor; revises other charter provisions. | HB0814 | Adopted |
| 0012 | Sevier County | Subject to local approval, authorizes the imposition of a 3 percent occupancy tax on transients, including time-share use, staying overnight in lodging facilities located outside the boundary of any incorporated municipality in Sevier County that has imposed a similar tax on transients. | HB1016 | Adopted |
| 0013 | Livingston | Subject to local approval, extends the term of office of the mayor of the Town of Livingston from two years to four years beginning with the June 2008 regular election. | HB1534 | Adopted |
| 0014 | White Bluff | Subject to local approval, increases salary of mayor of White Bluff from $400 per month to $550 per month effective next term of office. | HB1555 | Not Adopted |
| 0015 | White Bluff | Subject to local approval, increases salary for members of White Bluff town council from $100 per month to $150 per month. | HB1556 | Not Adopted |
| 0016 | Murfreesboro | Subject to local approval, revises definition of "person" to include governmental entities other than the federal government. | HB0039 | Adopted |
| 0017 | Hohenwald | Subject to local approval, revises charter for City of Hohenwald. | HB2366 | Adopted |
| 0018 | Wayne County | Subject to local approval, authorizes chief administrative officer of Wayne County highway department to sell surplus property by public auction. | HB2380 | Adopted |
| 0019 | Sharon | Subject to local approval, vacancies on the board of aldermen shall be filled by appointment of the mayor until the next scheduled election. | HB2093 | No Action Taken |
| 0020 | Algood | Subject to local approval, authorizes the city council by a two-thirds vote to fix the salaries of councilmen prior to each municipal election, which compensation shall not be altered prior to the end of the term for which the councilmen were elected; also authorizes the council to establish by resolution the procedure for reimbursing councilmen for necessary expenses incurred in connection with city business. | HB2359 | Adopted |
| 0021 | Trenton | Subject to local approval, following the August 2007 city election moves the election to coincide with the November general election; beginning with the November 2010 election eliminates a run-off requirement and instead in the case of a tie, authorizes the remaining members of the newly elected city council to select the mayor or sixth councilman. | HB2361 | Adopted |
| 0022 | Wilson County | Subject to local approval, expands the exceptions in the Wilson County Adequate Facilities Tax to include historical structures which can be documented as being at least 100 years old which are in the process of being moved or torn down and relocated. | HB2362 | Adopted |
| 0023 | Gates | Subject to local approval, imposes residency and other requirements on board of mayor and aldermen. | HB2363 | Adopted |
| 0024 | New Johnsonville | Subject to local approval, allows property owners who are not residents of the City of New Johnsonville to vote in municipal elections. | HB2365 | Adopted |
| 0025 | Roane County | Subject to local approval, revises severance tax on minerals in Roane County so that severance tax applies when minerals are weighed for sale rather than when severed from the earth. | HB2367 | Adopted |
| 0026 | Maury County | Subject to local approval, institutes a civil service program for employees of the sheriff's department in Maury County. | HB2368 | Adopted |
| 0027 | Gallatin | Subject to local approval, changes certain duties for mayor, city recorder, and mayor pro tem; changes attendance requirements at city council meetings for department heads. | HB2370 | No Action Taken |
| 0028 | Meigs County | Subject to local approval, enacts the Meigs County Financial Management Act. | HB2373 | Adopted |
| 0029 | Bradley County | Subject to local approval, increases the minimum contract amount required by competitive bidding for general fund, board of education, and road department purchases. | HB2374 | Adopted |
| 0030 | Benton | Subject to local approval, beginning with the 2008 city election, moves the election to coincide with the November general election to elect mayor and two commissioners for four-year terms; allows property owners who are not residents of the Town of Benton to vote in municipal elections; reduces candidate qualification requirement from two years to one year. | HB2375 | Adopted |
| 0031 | Cookeville | Subject to local approval, revises provisions concerning the board of trustees for the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. | HB2364 | Adopted |
| 0032 | Cumberland Gap | Subject to local approval, rewrites town charter. | HB2369 | Adopted |
| 0033 | Brownsville | Subject to local approval, removes qualification from charter that City Clerk must be a resident of Brownsville; removes requirement from charter that property owners must maintain sidewalks. | HB2377 | Adopted |
| 0034 | School Districts, Special | Increases the aggregate principal amount of bonds for the Franklin Special School District from $3,000,000 to $13,000,000; sets the tax rate based on the amount of bonds issued. | HB2379 | No Action Required |
| 0035 | Livingston | Subject to local approval, establishes the mayor as the immediate supervisor of all officers, supervisors, and employees in their duties; requires the mayor's orders to be followed unless the order would result in an illegal or unsafe act; subjects such personnel to suspension or dismissal from employment by the board of alderman for failure to comply with the mayor's orders. | HB2381 | Adopted |
| 0036 | Lexington | Subject to local approval, clarifies voting status of the mayor. | HB2382 | Adopted |
| 0037 | Lexington | Subject to local approval, changes the election of aldermen from wards to at-large elections. | HB2383 | Adopted |
| 0038 | Wartrace | Subject to local approval, clarifies procedure relative to the number of required readings of proposed ordinances prior to passage. | HB2384 | Adopted |
| 0039 | Portland | Subject to local approval, revises charter relative to corporate powers, voter qualifications, temporary employees, city judge and taxation. | HB2387 | Adopted |
| 0040 | Anderson County | Subject to local approval, creates the Anderson County Water Authority. | HB2388 | Adopted |
| 0041 | Alcoa | Subject to local approval, amends charter relative to the operation of the municipal court. | HB2390 | Adopted |
| 0042 | Hawkins County | Subject to local approval, creates sick leave bank for employees of Hawkins County. | HB2391 | Not Adopted |
| 0043 | Weakley County | Subject to local approval, grants mental health commitment jurisdiction to Weakley County General Sessions Court and authorizes a $5,000 salary supplement. | HB2392 | Adopted |
| 0044 | Cocke County | Subject to local approval, requires all funds from Cocke County recreational fund be handled by county trustee. | HB2393 | Adopted |
| 0045 | Cookeville | Subject to local approval, rewrites city charter. | HB2394 | Adopted |
| 0046 | Wilson County | Subject to local approval, creates new division III of the general sessions court and provides that the judge for such court be appointed by the county legislative body until a judge is elected in the 2008 general election. | HB2396 | Adopted |
| 0047 | Bartlett | Subject to local approval, institutes an animal control program in City of Bartlett. | HB2378 | Adopted |
| 0048 | Maury County | Subject to local approval, specifies that the director of human resources will advise the budget office regarding payroll instead of the director being responsible for payroll. | HB2395 | Adopted |
| 0049 | Elkton | Subject to local approval, rewrites city charter. | HB2403 | Adopted |
| 0050 | Pulaski | Subject to local approval, repeals the "Pulaski Charter of 1949" and enacts the "Pulaski Charter of 2007." | HB2404 | Adopted |
| 0051 | Roane County | Authorizes compensation of public utilities board members in Roane County up to $100 per month, subject to a two-thirds vote of the county legislative body. | SB0859 | Adopted |
| 0052 | Kingsport | Subject to local approval, increases occupancy tax from 5 percent to up to 7 percent. | HB2401 | Adopted |
| 0053 | Rutherford County | Subject to local approval, increases the purchasing limit from $5,000 to $10,000 by the County Executive, acting as the purchasing agent, without the necessity of advertisement or competitive bids. | HB2405 | Adopted |
| 0054 | School Districts, Special | Authorizes and empowers the Paris Special School District of Henry County to issue capital outlay notes in a principal amount not to exceed $2,000,000. | HB2406 | No Action Required |
| 0055 | Hamilton County | Subject to local approval, places minimum competitive bidding requirements for Hamilton County in conformity with statutory competitive bidding requirements for local governments. | HB2407 | Adopted |
| 0056 | Harriman | Subject to local approval, increases membership of Harriman Utility Board. | HB2413 | Not Adopted |
| 0057 | Kingston | Subject to local approval, allows reading of proposed ordinance at city council meetings to include reading of caption instead of reading the entire ordinance. | SB2389 | Adopted |
| 0058 | Shelbyville | Subject to local approval, requires the councilmen to be elected from the ward in which the councilman resides instead of being elected at-large. | SB2393 | Adopted |
| 0059 | School Districts, Special | Permits the Gibson County School District, which is presently a special school district, to issue bonds. | SB2366 | No Action Required |
| 0060 | School Districts, Special | Changes name of Gibson County School District to Gibson County Special School District. | SB2367 | No Action Required |
| 0061 | Marshall County | Subject to local approval, clarifies that the board of adjustments and appeals means the county board of zoning appeals, relative to the Marshall County Adequate Facilities Tax. | SB2390 | Adopted |
| 0062 | Clarksville | Subject to local approval, extends written notice requirement for special meetings of the city council, from 12 to 24 hours; provides for notice to occur by email or, alternatively, by telephone. | SB2710 | Adopted |
| 0063 | Bradley County | Subject to local approval, establishes new County Governmental Library Commission composed of three members instead of seven and authorizes County Commission to increase County Governmental Library Tax from $1.00 to $5.00. | HB2398 | Adopted |
| 0064 | Robertson County | Subject to local approval, increases the monthly salary of the highway commissioners from $175 to $250. | HB2588 | Adopted |
| 0065 | Maury County | Subject to local approval, repeals county animal control board. | SB3138 | Adopted |
| 0066 | Wayne County | Subject to local approval, repeals acts creating Wayne County Department of Highways and Accounts of the County Government; and establishes the Wayne County Department of Highways in conformance with the County Uniform Highway Law. | HB2561 | Adopted |
| 0067 | Lincoln County | Subject to local approval, repeals the private act that changed the name of the county mayor to the county executive. | HB2399 | Adopted |
| 0068 | Carroll County | Subject to local approval, increases non-publication purchase limit of county purchasing agent from $5,000 to $10,000. | HB3282 | Adopted |
| 0069 | Maryville | Subject to local approval, revises various charter provisions such as removal of outdated language regarding incarceration in the workhouse for people who fail to pay fines; renames department of finance as department of financial services; revises other provisions. | HB3764 | Adopted |
| 0070 | Decherd | Subject to local approval, specifies duties of city administrator of City of Decherd. | HB3656 | Adopted |
| 0071 | Winchester | Subject to local approval, allows persons owning property in Franklin County, and who are otherwise eligible, to vote in municipal elections. | HB3803 | Adopted |
| 0072 | Greenbrier | Subject to local approval, raises the salary of the mayor of Greenbrier from $400 a month to $800 a month and provides the mayor with the same benefits available to other city employees. | HB4221 | Adopted |
| 0073 | Jackson | Subject to local approval, authorizes the city council to designate a docket within the city court to function as an environmental court; grants city judge power to issue injunctions relating to environmental violations. | HB3680 | Adopted |
| 0074 | Hawkins County | Subject to local approval, directs juvenile court judges to hold court two days per week, instead of only one day per week; also increases the salary of juvenile court judges be adjusted to 40 percent of the general sessions judge salary, from 20 percent of such salary. | HB3747 | Adopted |
| 0075 | Westmoreland | Subject to local approval, amends charter for Town of Westmoreland. | SB2394 | Adopted |
| 0076 | Humboldt | Subject to local approval, removes definite term from the office of city treasurer, extends term of chief of police from two to four years, and provides for a four-year term for the fire chief. | HB4223 | Adopted |
| 0077 | Bluff City | Subject to local approval, authorizes a hotel/motel tax in Bluff City. | HB4224 | Not Adopted |
| 0078 | Decaturville | Subject to local approval, allows registered voters owning real property inside the town limits, but who are not residents, to vote in municipal elections. | HB4225 | Adopted |
| 0079 | Franklin | Subject to local approval, revises various provisions relative to department heads, election of mayor and aldermen. | HB4228 | Adopted |
| 0080 | Lexington | Subject to local approval, changes various provisions relative to qualifications, jurisdiction, and appointment of city judge, city recorder, chief of police, general manager of utilities, public works director, fire chief, and the electric utility board. | HB4229 | Adopted |
| 0081 | Montgomery County | Subject to local approval, increases annual salary of members of the county board of highway commissioners, from $1,200 to $1,800. | HB4234 | Adopted |
| 0082 | School Districts, Special | Pursuant to local request, authorizes the South Carroll County Special School District to issue bonds for construction of a gymnasium; levies tax of $0.31 on every $100 of real and personal property located within the district for debt service. | SB4233 | No Action Required |
| 0083 | School Districts, Special | Pursuant to local request, revises the tax rate for the operation and maintenance of the South Carroll County Special School District to be $1.30 on each $100 of taxable property, both real and personal, situated within the boundaries of the district. | SB4235 | No Action Required |
| 0084 | Perry County | Subject to local approval, increases severance tax on minerals from five cents per ton to ten cents per ton. | HB2736 | Adopted |
| 0085 | Somerville | Subject to local approval, modifies certain provisions within the charter of the Town of Somerville, including certain provisions pertaining to the authority of the board of mayor and aldermen. | HB4235 | Adopted |
| 0086 | Loudon | Subject to local approval, sets the city election to coincide with the general state election beginning in November 2010; revises the dollar limit for competitive bidding to conform to the Municipal Purchasing Law of 1983. | HB4241 | Adopted |
| 0087 | Vanleer | Subject to local approval, rewrites the charter for the Town of Vanleer. | HB4240 | Adopted |
| 0088 | Baxter | Subject to local approval, increases the salaries of the mayor, aldermen, and city recorder. | HB4243 | Adopted |
| 0089 | Burns | Subject to local approval, revises charter for the Town of Burns. | HB4239 | Adopted |
| 0090 | Rogersville | Subject to local approval, changes the election schedule and terms of some members of the Rogersville board of education. | HB4215 | Adopted |
| 0091 | Jellico | Subject to local approval, revises charter of city of Jellico. | HB4253 | Adopted |
| 0092 | Rutherford | Subject to local approval, amends charter relative to municipal elections and terms of office for the mayor and aldermen. | HB4254 | Adopted |
| 0093 | Lebanon | Subject to local approval, amends charter relative to vacancies in the office of mayor and the removal of the mayor and council members by a petition for recall. | HB4255 | Adopted |
| 0094 | Loudon County | Subject to local approval, rewrites the civil service provisions for employees of the sheriff. | HB4249 | Adopted |
| 0095 | Carter County | Subject to local approval, removes the First Utility District and the Hampton Utility District from inclusion in the Watauga River Regional Water Authority. | HB4259 | Adopted |
| 0096 | School Districts, Special | Pursuant to local request, authorizes the Franklin Special School District to issue bonds; levies property tax to pay principal, interest and redemption premium, if any, for the bond issue. | SB4260 | No Action Required |
| 0097 | Dayton | Subject to local approval, makes various changes to the charter of the City of Dayton. | HB4258 | Adopted |
| 0098 | Red Boiling Springs | Subject to local approval, authorizes the city to establish purchasing procedures by ordinance. | HB2799 | Adopted |
| 0099 | Lawrenceburg | Subject to local approval, changes city election from May to November and revises other various charter provisions. | SB4267 | Adopted |
| 0100 | Lexington | Subject to local approval, requires a candidate for Alderman to designate a specific Aldermanic position which the candidate is running for. | SB4271 | Adopted |
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