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TN HB 306

died on adjournment

County Government - As introduced, requires the offices of sheriff, register, county clerk, assessor of property, and trustee in a county that has adopted a charter form of government to independently develop the budget for such office and submit the budget directly to the county legislative body; authorizes such offices to approve transfers between line items within the total amount of each category of personnel and operational maintenance; prohibits the county legislative body from implementing any kind of personnel restriction or operational maintenance restrictions on these offices. - Amends TCA Title 5.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 306 pass?

No. TN HB 306 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-02): Failed in State & Local Government Committee

What is TN HB 306 about?

TN HB 306 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “County Government - As introduced, requires the offices of sheriff, register, county clerk, assessor of property, and trustee in a county that has adopted a charter form of government to independently develop the budget for such office and submit the budget directly to the county legislative body; authorizes such offices to approve transfers between line items within the total amount of each category of personnel and operational maintenance; prohibits the county legislative body from implementing any kind of personnel restriction or operational maintenance restrictions on these offices. - Amends TCA Title 5.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 306?

Gillespie is the primary sponsor of TN HB 306.

Introduced
2025-01-27
Latest action
2025-04-02 — Failed in State & Local Government Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gillespieprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-22

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-01-27

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-01-29

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  4. 2025-02-03

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-03

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-02-03

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  7. 2025-02-05

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/12/2025

  8. 2025-02-06

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  9. 2025-02-11

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  10. 2025-02-11

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

    sponsorship

  11. 2025-02-12

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  12. 2025-02-19

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  13. 2025-02-26

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025

  14. 2025-02-26

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025

  16. 2025-03-05

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/12/2025

  17. 2025-03-06

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

    sponsorship

  18. 2025-03-06

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  19. 2025-03-12

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  20. 2025-03-12

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/19/2025

  21. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  22. 2025-03-19

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025

  23. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025

  24. 2025-03-26

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

  25. 2025-04-02

    Failed in State & Local Government Committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/26/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-02-26 · pass · 5-2

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/19/2025 3/12/2025 Passed

    2025-03-19 · pass · 20-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Rudd: not voting

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in State & Local Government Committee 4/2/2025 Failed

    2025-04-02 · fail · 8-10

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Powers: not voting
    • Rudd: not voting
    • Salinas: not voting

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0306&ga=114

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