Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 0532 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 8, Part 4, relative to the County Sheriff's Civil Service Law of 1974.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/24/2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 17, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

County Government - As enacted, authorizes a county that has adopted the County Sheriff's Civil Service Act of 1974 to rescind such adoption by a two-thirds vote of the county legislative body. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8, Part 4.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

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

  4. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

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

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

  8. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  9. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  10. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  11. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  12. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/1/2025

  13. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  14. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025

  15. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/7/2025

  16. Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  17. H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/10/2025

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Comp. SB subst.

  20. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 250

  21. Filed for introduction

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  24. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025

  25. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  26. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/17/2025

  27. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  28. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  30. Subst. for comp. HB.

  31. Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0

  32. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  33. Signed by Senate Speaker

  34. Signed by H. Speaker

  35. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  36. Signed by Governor.

  37. Pub. Ch. 250

  38. Effective date(s) 04/24/2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0532 do?
County Government - As enacted, authorizes a county that has adopted the County Sheriff's Civil Service Act of 1974 to rescind such adoption by a two-thirds vote of the county legislative body. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8, Part 4.
Who sponsors SB 0532?
SB 0532 is sponsored by Stevens, John (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0532?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2025. Enacted.
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