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SB2614 • 2026

County Government

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and Title 8, relative to county governments.

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Sponsor
Johnson, Wright
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Official sources do not provide details on how this will affect other duties of the director, only compensation levels under certain conditions.

County Government Changes

This bill allows county legislative bodies to set the pay for the director of accounts and budgets if they follow the County Purchasing Law of 1957.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes a law so that county legislative bodies can decide how much to pay the director of accounts and budgets when counties are following the County Purchasing Law of 1957.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County legislative bodies in Tennessee
  • Directors of accounts and budgets in certain counties

Terms To Know

county legislative body
The group that makes decisions for a county, like setting pay levels.
director of accounts and budgets
A person who manages the money and financial records for a county government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It's not clear how much this will cost local governments.
  • The bill only changes pay rules for directors in counties that follow specific laws.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  2. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  3. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  4. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  5. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  6. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  7. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  8. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  9. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026

  10. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026

  11. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  13. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  14. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  15. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  16. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  17. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  18. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  19. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  20. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  21. 2026-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/9/2026

  22. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  23. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026

  24. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  25. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  26. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  27. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  28. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  29. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  30. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  31. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  34. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  35. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  36. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  37. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  38. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  39. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Present law requires the
county mayor of any county that has adopted the County Fiscal Procedure Law of 1957
to
appoint, with the approval of the county legislative body or other governing body, a director of accounts and budgets
as
a county employee.
In addition to other duties specifically described in present law, the general duties of such director is to (i) p
ost and otherwise keep the records of the central accounting system;
(ii) v
erify all bills, invoices, payrolls and claims against the county befo
re payment; and
(iii) c
heck the settlements and reports of the various officials and department heads of the county government.

Present law requires

t
he compensation of the director, which
must
not be in excess of compensation allowed
for
county officials,
to
be set annually by the county legislative body or other governing body of the county.
However, this bill only authorizes the
county legislative body
to
establish the compensation level for the director of accounts and budget when they operate under the County Purchasing Law of 1957
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 2102
By Moon

SENATE BILL 2614
By Johnson
SB2614
011961
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and
Title 8, relative to county governments.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 5-1-402, is amended by designating
the existing language as subsection (a) and adding the following as a new subsection:
(b) Notwithstanding any provision or law to the contrary, a county legislative
body may establish the compensation level for the director of accounts and budget when
they operate under the County Purchasing Law of 1957, compiled in chapter 14, part 1
of this title.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.