Tennessee House Bill 2723 (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 - 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.

Rep. Mary Littleton [R]

2018-04-25 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-04-23 - House - FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 92 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-21		Pr. Ch. 58
2018-05-14		Signed by Governor.
2018-05-10	House	Transmitted to Governor for his action.
2018-05-09	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2018-05-02	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2018-05-01	House	Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
2018-04-25	Senate	Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
2018-04-25	Senate	Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
2018-04-24	Senate	Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
2018-04-23	House	Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
2018-04-23	House	Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 0
2018-04-17	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2018
2018-04-17	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2018
2018-04-17	House	Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
2018-04-17	House	Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 4/17/2018
2018-04-11	House	Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 4/16/2018
2018-04-09	House	P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
2018-04-05	House	Intro., P1C.
2018-04-04	House	Filed for intro.

SB2126 (Crossfiled) 2018-04-23 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 779
SB2755 (Crossfiled) 2018-05-21 - Comp. became Pr. Ch. 58

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2723&ga=110
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2723.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/110/priv/pr0058.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2723&ga=110