Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: In Committee 8 R cosponsors

HB 0306 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, relative to constitutional officer budgets.

Last action — Failed in State & Local Government Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  4. Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  6. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1

  7. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2025

  8. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0190)

  9. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 4, PNV 1

  10. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  13. Filed for introduction

  14. Intro., P1C.

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  18. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

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

  20. Sponsor(s) Added.

  21. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  22. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  29. Sponsor(s) Added.

  30. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  37. Failed in State & Local Government Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 125 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (125)

125 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0306 do?
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 HB 0306?
HB 0306 is sponsored by Gillespie, John (Republican), Vaughan, Kevin (Republican), White, Mark (Republican), Littleton, Mary (Republican), Powers, Dennis (Republican), Faison, Jeremy (Republican), Lamberth, William (Republican), and McCalmon, Jake (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 0306?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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