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SB0355 • 2026

State Government

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 41; Title 52; Title 57 and Title 58, relative to state entities.

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Sponsor
Harshbarger, Crawford
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details about how other parts of the commission's operations might be affected beyond reporting requirements.

Changes to State Government Reporting

This bill requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations to send its biennial report directly to the governor.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations to file its biennial report with the governor.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations
  • The governor

Terms To Know

Biennial report
A report that is required every two years.
Intergovernmental relations
How different levels of government work together, like between the state and local governments.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the governor does not act on the report.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect other parts of the commission's operations beyond reporting requirements.
  • There are no details about funding or resources for implementing these changes.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  5. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  6. 2025-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 339
By Crawford

SENATE BILL 355
By Harshbarger

SB0355
001929
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 8; Title 41; Title 52; Title 57 and Title 58,
relative to state entities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-10-108, is amended by deleting
"members of the commission" and substituting "the governor, members of the commission".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.