PRIA Logo™
TennesseeSB 0357114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to local government.

Sponsored By: Bobby Harshbarger (Republican)

Became Law

Sullivan County

Your PRIA Score

Score Hidden

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to start

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Utility commissioners unpaid in select Tennessee county

Beginning July 1, 2025, utility district commissioners in any Tennessee county with a 2020 (or later) census population between 158,100 and 158,200 serve without pay. The board can adopt a resolution to pay a per-meeting stipend. Pay can cover no more than 12 meetings in a year, and cannot be more than $500 per meeting. Any per‑diem is paid by the utility district or local entity.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Bobby Harshbarger

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 133 • No: 1

House vote • 4/15/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025

Yes: 94 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/7/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2025

Yes: 30 • No: 1

Senate vote • 4/2/2025

SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 316

    5/13/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

    5/13/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/2/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/22/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/21/2025Senate

  6. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/21/2025House

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/17/2025Senate

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/15/2025House

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0200)

    4/15/2025House

  10. Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

    4/15/2025House

  11. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    4/9/2025House

  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0324)

    4/7/2025Senate

  13. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1

    4/7/2025Senate

  14. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    4/7/2025Senate

  15. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

    4/4/2025Senate

  16. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

    4/2/2025Senate

  17. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

    4/1/2025Senate

  18. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

    4/1/2025Senate

  19. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

    3/26/2025Senate

  20. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

    2/12/2025Senate

  21. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate

  22. Filed for introduction

    1/28/2025Senate

Bill Text

Related Bills

Back to State Legislation