All Public Officials Legislation - Tennessee
HB3327
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Elections of S&LG of State & Local Government Committee Bill Text Public Officials - Disqualifies an elected public official, who is removed or resigns from office because he or she does not meet residency requirements, from qualifying for or holding that office for a period of 10 years following such removal or resignation. - Amends TCA Title 2. Fiscal Summary for HB3327 / *SB3217MINIMAL Comment on Bill SB3217
Latest Action: 02/26/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate S&L Govt. Comm. Bill Text Public Officials - Disqualifies an elected public official, who is removed or resigns from office because he or she does not meet residency requirements, from qualifying for or holding that office for a period of 10 years following such removal or resignation. - Amends TCA Title 2. Fiscal Summary for *SB3217 / HB3327MINIMAL SB3086
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Public Chapter 923 Bill Text Companion Bill HB2750. Public Records - Authorizes, as a pilot project in Knox County, a governing body to allow electronic communication between members under certain conditions; and exempts qualifying communication from open meetings law. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB3086 / *HB2750 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Exceeds $100,000/Permissive Bill Summary for SB3086 / *HB2750 Under present law, a governing body may allow participation by electronic or other means of communication in any authorized meeting, as long as a physical quorum is present at the location specified in the notice of the meeting. If a physical quorum is not present, then in order for a quorum of members to participate by electronic or other means of communication, the governing body must make a determination that a necessity [...] show full description Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 923 Bill Text Companion Bill SB3086. Public Records - Authorizes, as a pilot project in Knox County, a governing body to allow electronic communication between members under certain conditions; and exempts qualifying communication from open meetings law. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB2750 / SB3086 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Exceeds $100,000/Permissive Bill Summary for *HB2750 / SB3086 Under present law, a governing body may allow participation by electronic or other means of communication in any authorized meeting, as long as a physical quorum is present at the location specified in the notice of the meeting. If a physical quorum is not present, then in order for a quorum of members to participate by electronic or other means of communication, the governing body must make a determination that a necessity [...] show full description SB2159
Latest Action: 04/04/2007 - Companion became Private Chapter 13 Bill Text Livingston - Subject to local approval, extends the term of office of the mayor of the Town of Livingston from two years to four years beginning with the June 2008 regular election. - Amends Chapter 130 of the Acts of 1907; as amended. Fiscal Summary for SB2159 / HB1534Not Available HB1874
Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 325 Bill Text Companion Bill SB1264. Public Officials - Prohibits state and local elected officials from seeking elected state or local office after conviction of a state or federal felony related to public service. - Amends TCA Section 40-20-114. Fiscal Summary for HB1874 / *SB1264 MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB1874 / *SB1264 Under present law, a person who is convicted of a felony or an infamous crime and sentenced to the penitentiary, either on the state or federal level, is disqualified from qualifying for, seeking, or holding any office under the authority of this state unless and until such person's citizenship rights have been restored by a court of competent jurisdiction. This bill revises the above provisions to provide the following: (1) A person convicted in this state of an infamous crime, other than one specified below [...] show full description SB2053
Latest Action: 06/01/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 206 Bill Text Companion Bill HB1469. Public Officials - Enacts the "Local Government Instances of Fraud Reporting Act." - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4. Fiscal Summary for SB2053 / *HB1469 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2053 / *HB1469 This bill requires any person who is elected or appointed to any office of a public entity, and who has information that reasonably causes the person to believe that an unlawful taking of public money, property, or services has occurred, to report that information to the comptroller within five working days. Any public official who makes a report pursuant to this bill in good faith would be immune from civil or criminal liability for: making the report; believing that reporting unlawful conduct was required; or the fact that a report was made.[...] show full description SB2058
Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Public Chapter 59 Bill Text Companion Bill HB1464. Ethics - Revises conflict of interest provisions applicable to career service employees. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-506. Fiscal Summary for SB2058 / *HB1464MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB2058 / *HB1464 Present law requires certain public officials to disclose conflicts of interest with the ethics commission. Under present law, the appointing authority may not require an employee in the career service to submit a disclosure statement or any financial disclosure statement, unless such employee or a member of the employee's immediate family has a financial interest with a value of more than $5,000 that would constitute a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest under state law or the department of personnel's policy or other departmental policy. Present law provides that the above-described disclosures apply [...] show full description HB1534
Latest Action: 04/04/2007 - Private Chapter 13 Bill Text Livingston - Subject to local approval, extends the term of office of the mayor of the Town of Livingston from two years to four years beginning with the June 2008 regular election. - Amends Chapter 130 of the Acts of 1907; as amended. Fiscal Summary for HB1534 / SB2159Not Available HB1469
Latest Action: 06/01/2007 - Public Chapter 206 Bill Text Companion Bill SB2053. Public Officials - Enacts the "Local Government Instances of Fraud Reporting Act." - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4. Fiscal Summary for *HB1469 / SB2053 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1469 / SB2053 This bill requires any person who is elected or appointed to any office of a public entity, and who has information that reasonably causes the person to believe that an unlawful taking of public money, property, or services has occurred, to report that information to the comptroller within five working days. Any public official who makes a report pursuant to this bill in good faith would be immune from civil or criminal liability for: making the report; believing that reporting unlawful conduct was required; or the fact that a report was made.[...] show full description HB1464
Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 59 Bill Text Companion Bill SB2058. Ethics - Revises conflict of interest provisions applicable to career service employees. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-506. Fiscal Summary for *HB1464 / SB2058MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB1464 / SB2058 Present law requires certain public officials to disclose conflicts of interest with the ethics commission. Under present law, the appointing authority may not require an employee in the career service to submit a disclosure statement or any financial disclosure statement, unless such employee or a member of the employee's immediate family has a financial interest with a value of more than $5,000 that would constitute a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest under state law or the department of personnel's policy or other departmental policy. Present law provides that the above-described disclosures apply [...] show full description HB1285
Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 129 Bill Text Companion Bill SB1597. Firearms and Ammunition - Prohibits the state, political subdivisions, and public officials from prohibiting or imposing additional restrictions on the lawful possession, transfer, sale, transport, carrying, storage, display, or use of firearms and ammunition during a state of emergency, major disaster, or natural disaster. - Amends TCA Section 58-2-107. Fiscal Summary for HB1285 / *SB1597Decrease State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1285 / *SB1597 Present law authorizes the governor to take certain executive actions during a state of emergency, including commandeering any private property that the governor finds necessary to cope with the emergency and suspending or limiting the sale, dispensing, or transportation of alcoholic beverages, firearms, explosives, and combustibles. This bill removes [...] show full description HB1254
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Local Government of S&LG Bill Text County Officers - Establishes certain minimum salary for certain elected county officials. - Amends TCA Section 8-24-102. Fiscal Summary for *HB1254Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - Exceeds $100,000 Bill Summary for *HB1254 This bill requires that every countywide elected official be paid compensation at least equal to the compensation paid to the highest paid appointed official or employee under the office of the county mayor. This bill eliminates the present law requirement that the salary of the sheriff and chief administrative officer of the county highway department be at least 10 percent higher than the salary paid to the general officers of the county. HB1171
Latest Action: 05/22/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: State & Local Government Committee Bill Text Companion Bill SB0848. Election Laws - Revises arrangement of elected offices on ballots. - Amends TCA Section 2-5-208. Fiscal Summary for HB1171 / *SB0848 MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB1171 / *SB0848 This bill changes the present law order for placement of titles for offices on ballots as follows: (1) Presidential and vice presidential electors, unchanged; (2) Governor, unchanged; (3) United States senate, unchanged; (4) United States house of representatives, unchanged; (5) Tennessee senate, unchanged; (6) Tennessee house of representatives, unchanged; (7) County mayors, including popularly elected mayors of metropolitan county governments, presently 15th in order; (8) County legislative offices, including members of the county legislative bodies, presently 16th in order; [...] show full description SB1264
Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Public Chapter 325 Bill Text Companion Bill HB1874. Public Officials - Prohibits state and local elected officials from seeking elected state or local office after conviction of a state or federal felony related to public service. - Amends TCA Section 40-20-114. Fiscal Summary for *SB1264 / HB1874 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB1264 / HB1874 Under present law, a person who is convicted of a felony or an infamous crime and sentenced to the penitentiary, either on the state or federal level, is disqualified from qualifying for, seeking, or holding any office under the authority of this state unless and until such person's citizenship rights have been restored by a court of competent jurisdiction. This bill revises the above provisions to provide the following: (1) A person convicted in this state of an infamous crime, other than one specified below [...] show full description HB1238
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee State Government of S&LG Bill Text Ethics - Authorizes ethics commission to terminate the tenure or employment of nonelected officials and employees in the executive branch upon a finding that such person has committed an act constituting misuse of office for personal financial gain. - Amends TCA Section 3-6-107 and Title 3, Chapter 6, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for HB1238 / *SB1138Increase State Expenditures - $45,000 Latest Action: 02/14/2007 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill Text Secretary of State - Establishes certain minimum qualifications for holding the office of secretary of state, comptroller of the treasury, or state treasurer. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 3, Part 1; Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter 5, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB0882 / SB1497MINIMAL SB1138
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate S&L Governor Comm. Bill Text Ethics - Authorizes ethics commission to terminate the tenure or employment of nonelected officials and employees in the executive branch upon a finding that such person has committed an act constituting misuse of office for personal financial gain. - Amends TCA Section 3-6-107 and Title 3, Chapter 6, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *SB1138 / HB1238Increase State Expenditures - $45,000 SB1497
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate S&L Governor Comm. Bill Text Secretary of State - Establishes certain minimum qualifications for holding the office of secretary of state, comptroller of the treasury, or state treasurer. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 3, Part 1; Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter 5, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB1497 / *HB0882MINIMAL SB1597
Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Public Chapter 129 Bill Text Companion Bill HB1285. Firearms and Ammunition - Prohibits the state, political subdivisions, and public officials from prohibiting or imposing additional restrictions on the lawful possession, transfer, sale, transport, carrying, storage, display, or use of firearms and ammunition during a state of emergency, major disaster, or natural disaster. - Amends TCA Section 58-2-107. Fiscal Summary for *SB1597 / HB1285Decrease State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB1597 / HB1285 Present law authorizes the governor to take certain executive actions during a state of emergency, including commandeering any private property that the governor finds necessary to cope with the emergency and suspending or limiting the sale, dispensing, or transportation of alcoholic beverages, firearms, explosives, and combustibles. This bill removes [...] show full description Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate S&L Govt. Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB1171. Election Laws - Revises arrangement of elected offices on ballots. - Amends TCA Section 2-5-208. Fiscal Summary for *SB0848 / HB1171 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB0848 / HB1171 This bill changes the present law order for placement of titles for offices on ballots as follows: (1) Presidential and vice presidential electors, unchanged; (2) Governor, unchanged; (3) United States senate, unchanged; (4) United States house of representatives, unchanged; (5) Tennessee senate, unchanged; (6) Tennessee house of representatives, unchanged; (7) County mayors, including popularly elected mayors of metropolitan county governments, presently 15th in order; (8) County legislative offices, including members of the county legislative bodies, presently 16th in order; [...] show full description |
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