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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
2026-05-27
Official status
Effective date(s) 05/19/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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County Government

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.

What This Bill Does

  • 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 .

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/19/2026

  2. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 985

  3. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 985

  4. 2026-05-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0

  10. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  11. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  12. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  13. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  14. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  15. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  16. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  23. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  26. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  28. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  29. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  31. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  32. 2026-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  34. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  35. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  36. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  37. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  38. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  39. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  40. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  41. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  42. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  43. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  44. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  45. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  46. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  47. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  48. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  49. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  50. 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.