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HB0335 • 2026

Sullivan County

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.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Hulsey, Harshbarger
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 316
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how this act will impact residents and businesses in Sullivan County who are served by this utility district.

Sullivan County Utility District Board Compensation Act

This act changes how members of the Sullivan County utility district board are compensated for their work.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires that members of the Sullivan County utility district board serve without compensation, except they may receive per diem payments up to $500 per meeting for not more than twelve meetings annually if approved by the board.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of the Sullivan County utility district board

Terms To Know

Per diem payments
Money given to someone for each day they work, often used when people attend meetings or travel on official business.
Utility District Board of Commissioners
A group of elected officials who manage and oversee the operations of a utility district in Sullivan County.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act only applies to the utility district board members in Sullivan County.
  • It does not specify how these changes will affect other local government boards or districts outside of Sullivan County.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB0335

Plain English: The amendment changes Tennessee law to limit compensation for utility district board commissioners in a specific county with a population between 158,100 and 158,200.

  • In counties with a population of 158,100 to 158,200 based on the latest federal census, utility district board commissioners will serve without pay except for up to twelve meetings per year where they can receive up to $500 each.
  • The amendment only applies to a specific range of population sizes and does not cover other counties or situations.
Amendment 1-0 to SB0357

Plain English: The amendment changes Tennessee law to limit compensation for utility district board commissioners in Sullivan County based on population size.

  • Adds a new rule that in counties with a specific population range (158,100 to 158,200), utility district board members cannot receive regular pay but can get up to $500 per meeting for up to twelve meetings each year.
  • The amendment only applies to counties with a specific population range based on the federal census.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect other counties or utility districts outside of Sullivan County.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 316

  2. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  3. 2025-05-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 316

  4. 2025-05-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  10. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  11. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0200)

  12. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  13. 2025-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  14. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  15. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  16. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  17. 2025-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  18. 2025-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1

  19. 2025-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0324)

  20. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

  21. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025

  22. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  26. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  27. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  28. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  29. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  31. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  33. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  34. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  35. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  36. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  37. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  38. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  39. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  40. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  41. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  42. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  43. 2025-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 7, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 357, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, require
the members of a utility district board of commissioners
in Sullivan county to
serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution duly adopted by the board of commissioners, each commissioner may receive per diem payments for not more than 12 meetings of the board of commissioners in any calendar year, at rates not greater than $500 per meeting.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 357
By Harshbarger

HOUSE BILL 335
By Hulsey

HB0335
001946
- 1 -

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.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 5-3-103(c), is amended by deleting
"ninety (90) days" and substituting "sixty (60) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.