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SB1453 • 2026

Gallatin

AN ACT to amend Chapter 67 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended by Chapter 53 of the Private Acts of 2016; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the charter for the City of Gallatin.

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Sponsor
Haile, Slater
Last action
2025-06-04
Official status
Comp. became Pr. Ch. 17
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how local approval will be given or what practical effects this might have, leaving these points uncertain.

Changes to Gallatin City Charter

This bill changes part of the city charter for Gallatin by allowing appointed officers to work outside their regular city hours if approved locally.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes a rule that says all officers of the city, except the city attorney, must devote all of their time to their respective offices.
  • Requires local approval from two-thirds of the City of Gallatin's legislative body before the change can take effect.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The City of Gallatin and its appointed officers.

Terms To Know

Private Acts
Laws that apply specifically to a particular city or organization, not the whole state.
Legislative body
The group of people who make decisions for the City of Gallatin, like its council members.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is unclear how local approval will be given or what specific changes this might allow in practice.
  • This bill only affects the city charter of Gallatin and does not change state-wide laws.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pr. Ch. 17

  2. 2025-06-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pr. Ch. 17

  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. 2025-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill

  24. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  25. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  26. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  27. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  28. 2025-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1424
By Slater

SENATE BILL 1453
By Haile

SB1453
001360
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Chapter 67 of the Private Acts of 1953; as
amended by Chapter 53 of the Private Acts of 2016; and
any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the charter
for the City of Gallatin.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Chapter 67 of the Private Acts of 1953, as amended by Chapter 53 of the
Private Acts of 2016, and any other acts amendatory thereto, is amended by deleting from
Article VI, Section 2a the language "All officers of the city, except the city attorney, shall devote
all of their time to their respective offices.".
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 Gallatin. 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.