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SB1452 • 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
McNally, Russell
Last action
2025-03-17
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Loudon City Act

This bill allows Loudon to regulate and charge fees for public utilities and infrastructure within the city limits.

What This Bill Does

  • Gives the city of Loudon power to make rules about building, fixing, and running public utilities like water and electricity.
  • Allows Loudon to charge fees when people or companies use these services or have an effect on them.
  • Lets Loudon build, fix, and manage roads, parks, libraries, bridges, sewers, and other public places within the city limits.
  • Permits Loudon to take property for public projects if it follows state laws.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The City of Loudon
  • People who use public utilities in Loudon
  • Companies that provide services or build infrastructure in Loudon

Terms To Know

Public Utilities
Services like water, electricity, and gas 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 only works if two-thirds of Loudon's local government agrees to it.
  • It does not change any existing exclusive contracts for services in Loudon.

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

    Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill

  6. 2025-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  7. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  8. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  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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HOUSE BILL 1426
By Russell

SENATE BILL 1452
By McNally

SB1452
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.