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HB2632 • 2026

Shelbyville

AN ACT to amend Chapter 62 of the Private Acts of 2016; as amended by Chapter 40 of the Private Acts of 2020; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Marsh, Reeves
Last action
2026-04-07
Official status
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information about the specific requirements for approving or rejecting changes to the act beyond its initial approval requirement.

Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System Changes

This act changes how members are appointed to the Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System Board by removing the city manager as a member and adding another city council member.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the board composition from seven members including one city manager to six members with two city council representatives.
  • Defines who can be considered a 'ratepayer' for eligibility to become a citizen member of the board.
  • Sets rules for appointing new citizen members every three years, starting in May and lasting until June 1st.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The city council of Shelbyville
  • Ratepayers who may become citizen members of the board

Terms To Know

ratepayer
A person or business that pays for services provided by the Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act will only take effect if approved by two-thirds of Shelbyville's legislative body.
  • It does not specify what happens to current city manager members on the board after this change.

Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to HB2632

Plain English: The amendment changes how members are appointed to the Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System board by specifying new rules for citizen member appointments and city council member terms.

  • Citizen members of the board will be appointed in a staggered three-year cycle starting from May each year, with specific numbers of appointments made in different years (2016, 2017, and 2018).
  • City council members on the board can serve for as long as their city council term allows but no longer.
  • Citizen members must be residents and ratepayers of Bedford County for at least two years before appointment and cannot hold certain other public offices or work for the City of Shelbyville while serving on the board.
  • The amendment text does not specify how city council members are appointed to the board beyond stating that they serve 'for such time as the city council may fix by ordinance.'

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  2. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  3. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  4. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  5. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  6. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  7. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  8. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 4/2/2026

  9. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  10. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  11. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0

  12. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0581)

  13. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026

  14. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/19/2026

  15. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  16. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  17. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  18. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/2/2026

  19. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill

  21. 2026-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  22. 2026-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  23. 2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  24. 2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 26, 2026, THE
HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2632, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 defines the term "ratepayer," for the purpose of appointment to the Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System Board ("board") as individuals named on any type of service account record of the system; spouses of individuals named on reside
ntial or business account records of the system; any adult member of a residential household who resides at the residential service address; or any owner, officer, or board member of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other business
o
rganization for which a business service account is created. Present law requires that a person must have been a rate payer of the utility system for at least two years before being eligible to hold office as a citizen member of the board.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 2694
By Reeves

HOUSE BILL 2632
By Marsh
HB2632
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AN ACT to amend Chapter 62 of the Private Acts of 2016; as
amended by Chapter 40 of the Private Acts of 2020; and
any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the
Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Chapter 62 of the Private Acts of 2016, as amended by Chapter 40 of the
Private Acts of 2020, and any other acts amendatory thereto, is amended by deleting
subsections (a) and (c) in Section 17-3 and substituting instead:
(a) The board shall be composed of seven (7) members, including five (5) citizen
members, and two (2) members of the city council. The citizen members shall be
appointed by the city council in the month of May to staggered, three-year terms of office
commencing June 1. One (1) citizen member appointment shall be made in 2016, two
(2) citizen member appointments shall be made in 2017, and two (2) citizen member
appointments shall be made in 2018. This appointment regime shall continue thereafter
in perpetuity on a three-year cycle. The members serving from the city council shall be
appointed by the city council, with the first such appointment to be effective June 1,
2016, or as soon thereafter as possible. The term of the members of the city council on
the board shall be for such time as the city council may fix by ordinance, but in no event
to extend beyond such person's term in office. Each member of the board is to serve
until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
(c) Compensation and Benefits. The compensation of citizen members shall be
fixed from time to time by ordinance of the city council. The city council members
serving on the board shall receive no additional compensation while serving as a board
member.

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SECTION 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed as having the effect of removing any
incumbent from office or abridging the term of any official prior to the end of the term for which
such official was elected.
SECTION 3. 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 Shelbyville. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed
by the presiding officer of the legislative body and certified to the secretary of state.
SECTION 4. 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 3.