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SB1454 • 2026

New Johnsonville

AN ACT to amend Chapter 81 of the Private Acts of 2014; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the City of New Johnsonville.

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Sponsor
Roberts, Reedy
Last action
2025-06-04
Official status
Comp. became Pr. Ch. 21
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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New Johnsonville Elected Official Rules

This act changes rules for who can be elected to city positions in New Johnsonville by adding restrictions on immediate relatives of current officials.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a new rule that stops people from being considered for an elected position if they are an immediate relative of another elected official in the City of New Johnsonville.
  • Defines 'immediate relative' to include spouses, parents, children, siblings, stepchildren, stepparents, grandparents, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law.
  • Requires a two-thirds vote from the city's legislative body for this act to take effect.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who want to run for elected positions in New Johnsonville
  • Current elected officials in New Johnsonville

Terms To Know

immediate relative
A close family member such as a spouse, parent, child, sibling, stepchild, stepparent, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, or brother-in-law.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act only applies if it gets a two-thirds vote from the City of New Johnsonville's legislative body.
  • It does not stop immediate relatives of officials in other levels of government (state, county, federal) from running for city positions.

Amendments

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

Amendment 1-0 to HB1429

Plain English: The amendment adds new rules to prevent relatives of elected officials from running for certain positions in New Johnsonville.

  • Adds a new subsection (b) to Chapter 81 of the Private Acts of 2014, which restricts individuals who are immediate relatives of an elected official from being considered for any elected position within the City of New Johnsonville.
  • Defines 'immediate relative' as including spouses, parents, children, siblings, stepchildren, stepparents, grandparents, grandchildren, and in-laws.
  • Specifies that this restriction does not apply to relatives of state, county, city, municipal, federal, or other officials running for positions within New Johnsonville.
  • The amendment text does not specify the exact penalties or enforcement mechanisms for violating these restrictions.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pr. Ch. 21

  2. 2025-06-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pr. Ch. 21

  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. 2025-04-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  8. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  9. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  10. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  11. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 4/21/2025

  12. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  13. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  14. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 8, PNV 5

  15. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0355)

  16. 2025-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  19. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/31/2025

  22. 2025-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill

  23. 2025-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  25. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  26. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  27. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 16, 2025, THE HOUSE ADOPTED
AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1429, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 adds to this bill that:

(1)
The restrictions on elected positions established in this
bill
only apply to electable positions for offices within the City of New Johnsonville
;

(2) This
bill does not prohibit a
n immediate relative of a state, county, city, municipal, federal, or other official from being considered for an elected position within the City of New Johnsonville
; and

(3) This bill does not
remove any incumbent from office or
abridge the term of any incumbent prior to the end of the term for which such elected official was selected
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 1429
By Reedy

SENATE BILL 1454
By Roberts

SB1454
004102
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Chapter 81 of the Private Acts of 2014; and
any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the City of
New Johnsonville.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Chapter 81 of the Private Acts of 2014, and any other acts amendatory
thereto, is amended by designating the existing language of Section 2.02 as subsection (a) and
adding the following as a new subsection (b):
(b) To avoid an actual conflict of interest, the appearance of a conflict of interest,
or practice of favoring, providing benefits to, or giving any preference to a relative, no
individual shall be considered for any elected position if he or she is an immediate
relative to another elected official. For purposes of this subsection (b), "immediate
relative" shall include a spouse, parent, child, sibling, stepchild, stepparent, grandparent,
grandchild, mother-in-Iaw, father-in-law, sister-in-law and/or brother-in-law.
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 New Johnsonville. 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.