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SB1437 • 2026

Hardeman County

AN ACT to amend Chapter 68 of the Private Acts of 1937; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to Hardeman County.

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Sponsor
Walley, Shaw
Last action
2025-06-04
Official status
Comp. became Pr. Ch. 11
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details about what happens if the budget is not approved or how it affects planning processes, so these points remain speculative.

Hardeman County School Budget Submission Act

This act changes when Hardeman County's school board must submit its budget for the upcoming school year.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline for the Hardeman County School Board to submit its budget from April to May.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Hardeman County School Board

Terms To Know

Private Acts
Laws that apply to a specific county or situation, not the whole state.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify what happens if the budget is not approved by two-thirds of the legislative body.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect the school board's planning process.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pr. Ch. 11

  2. 2025-06-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pr. Ch. 11

  3. 2025-05-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  4. 2025-05-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  5. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  6. 2025-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2025-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  8. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  9. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  10. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  11. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 4/17/2025

  12. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  13. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  14. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1

  15. 2025-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  16. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  18. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025

  19. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025

  20. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill

  24. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  25. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  26. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  27. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  28. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1411
By Shaw

SENATE BILL 1437
By Walley

SB1437
002279
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Chapter 68 of the Private Acts of 1937; and
any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to Hardeman
County.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Chapter 68 of the Private Acts of 1937, and any other acts amendatory
thereto, is amended by deleting Section 6 and substituting:
That it shall, likewise, be the duty of the School Board on or before the first
Monday in May of each year to prepare and file with the Budget Committee an
itemized statement of budget, as specified in Section 2 of this Act, of the funds
which said Board estimates will be necessary for the maintenance and operation
of the schools and expenses incident thereto for the year commencing the first
day of September following the filing of such statement or budget.
SECTION 2. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote
of the legislative body of Hardeman County. 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.