# Tennessee HB 1437: AN ACT to amend Chapter 519 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 55 of the Private Acts of 2014; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Charter for the City of Crossville. Tennessee HB 1437, AN ACT to amend Chapter 519 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 55 of the Private Acts of 2014; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Charter for the City of Crossville., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-06-04 (Pr. Ch. 28); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1437-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1437 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Chapter 519 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 55 of the Private Acts of 2014; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Charter for the City of Crossville. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-24 - Last action: 2025-06-04, Pr. Ch. 28 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Crossville - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (144 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Crossville property owners gain voting access: benefit, low. Crossville removes the $5,000 minimum assessed-value requirement for voting based on ownership of taxable real estate. Property-owner voters must otherwise qualify to vote in Cumberland County and Tennessee elections. Ownership requires a recorded conveyance filed at least three months before the e… - Crossville can offer flexible tax payments: benefit, low. The City Council can allow tax payments twice a year or offer discounts for prompt payment. It can also change tax due dates and delinquency dates. Each change requires an ordinance passed by a majority vote. The law does not automatically provide installments or set a discount amount. - Crossville provides a separate hearing process: benefit, low. Crossville must allow administrative hearings and administrative hearing officers, separate from City Court. Hearing officers can act only within the authority granted by Tennessee’s municipal administrative-hearing law. The provision sets no hearing fees or additional rules about who can take part. - Crossville sets mayor and council pay: benefit, low. The Crossville mayor’s salary is 15% of the Cumberland County mayor’s salary. Each council member receives 5% of the Crossville mayor’s salary. Any pay increase starts with the term following the next mayor and council election. The supplied text does not show how these salaries compare with previo… - Unpaid Crossville taxes put homes at risk: cost, high. Crossville real estate taxes, penalties, and costs become a lien—a legal claim against property—on January 10 of the assessment year. This claim outranks other liens except federal, Tennessee, and Cumberland County tax liens, which have equal priority. The Finance Director must send qualifying prop… - Higher charges for unpaid Crossville taxes: cost, medium. Unpaid covered Crossville taxes carry a 1.5% monthly penalty, paid to the city treasury. It starts January 1 after the assessment year, unless a city ordinance sets another date. Privilege taxes and merchants’ ad valorem taxes are excluded. The law also raises annual delinquent interest from 2% to… - Business owners face personal property-tax liability: cost, medium. Owners of a limited-liability entity are personally liable for its unpaid parcel taxes when the entity is inactive or terminated. Covered statuses include dissolved, revoked, otherwise terminated, or listed in those statuses by the Tennessee Secretary of State. Each owner can be held responsible fo… - Crossville court sets penalties and relief: mixed, medium. Crossville’s City Court alone handles city ordinance and bylaw offenses and can impose fines, costs, forfeitures, imprisonment, or both. It can enforce payment, and ordinance fines go to the city treasury. Only the city judge can forgive or suspend fines and costs, with or without conditions. The C… - Crossville vendors follow ordinance-set bidding limits: mixed, low. Crossville replaces its fixed $5,000 charter threshold for purchasing and bidding with the amount set by city ordinance. This gives the city flexibility but removes the fixed charter benchmark for vendors. The supplied text does not state the replacement amount or show whether more purchases requir… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2025 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 86 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 1 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-06-04: Pr. Ch. 28 - 2025-05-21: Signed by Governor. - 2025-05-09: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1 (House) - 2025-04-17: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/21/2025 (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-16: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/16/2025 (House) - 2025-04-16: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-07: Action def. in Private Acts Committee to 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 4/7/2025 (House) - 2025-03-31: P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-03-27: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-03-24: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0028.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1437.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) - HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (failed) - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. 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(failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0028.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1437.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1346-2025-2026) - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1437-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).