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HB1426 • 2026

Loudon

AN ACT to amend Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1975; as amended by Chapter 234 of the Private Acts of 1976; Chapter 26 of the Private Acts of 1991; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the City of Loudon.

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Active

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Sponsor
Russell, McNally
Last action
2025-04-02
Official status
Def. to Summer Study in State & Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide specific details on the process of taking over property for infrastructure projects beyond referencing state law.

Loudon City Authority Act

This bill allows Loudon to regulate and charge fees for public utilities and infrastructure within the city limits, with local approval required.

What This Bill Does

  • Gives Loudon the power to make rules about building, fixing, and running public utilities like water and electricity.
  • Allows Loudon to charge fees when people use or affect these services.
  • Enables Loudon to create, maintain, and regulate roads, parks, sidewalks, bridges, sewers, and other public facilities within its city limits.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The City of Loudon
  • Residents and businesses in Loudon who use public utilities or services

Terms To Know

Public Utilities
Services like water, electricity, gas, and telephone that are provided to the public.
Infrastructure
The basic physical systems of a city or country, such as roads, bridges, and sewers.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill needs approval from two-thirds of Loudon's local government before it can take effect.
  • It does not change existing exclusive franchises or contracts for public utilities.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Def. to Summer Study in State & Local Government Committee

  2. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee

  4. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/24/2025

  5. 2025-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee

  6. 2025-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill

  7. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  8. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  9. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  10. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1452
By McNally

HOUSE BILL 1426
By Russell

HB1426
003844
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AN ACT to amend Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1975; as
amended by Chapter 234 of the Private Acts of 1976;
Chapter 26 of the Private Acts of 1991; and any other
acts amendatory thereto, relative to the City of Loudon.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1975, as amended by Chapter 234 of the
Private Acts of 1976, Chapter 26 of the Private Acts of 1991, and any other acts amendatory
thereto, is amended by adding the following new subdivisions to Article II, SECTION 1:
(38) To prescribe reasonable regulations regarding the construction,
maintenance, equipment, operation, and service of public utilities, compel reasonable
extensions of facilities for these services, and assess fees for the use of or impact upon
such services. Nothing in this subdivision (38) shall be construed to permit the alteration
or impairment of any of the terms or provisions of any exclusive franchise granted or of
any exclusive contract entered into under subdivisions (9) and (10);
(39) To establish, open, relocate, vacate, alter, widen, extend, grade, improve,
repair, construct, reconstruct, maintain, light, sprinkle, and clean public highways,
streets, boulevards, parkways, sidewalks, alleys, parks, public grounds, public facilities,
libraries and squares, wharves, bridges, viaducts, subways, tunnels, sewers, and drains
within the corporate limits, or outside of the corporate limits as permitted by state law,
regulate their use within the corporate limits, assess fees for the use of or impact upon
such property and facilities, and take and appropriate property therefore under
Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 7-31-107 - 7-31-111, and Tennessee Code Annotated,
Title 29, Chapter 16, or any other manner provided by general law.

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SECTION 2. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote
of the legislative body of the City of Loudon. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by
the presiding officer of the legislative body and certified to the secretary of state.
SECTION 3. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall
be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall
become effective as provided in Section 2.