Tennessee · Senate Bill 1776 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, Chapter 12 and Title 9, relative to county budgeting.

  1. Introduced Jan 22, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 25, 2024
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Budget Procedures - As enacted, requires all requests for amendments to county budgets by county departments and other entities to be approved by the department or entity seeking the amendment prior to being submitted to the county legislative body for consideration; applies only to counties that have adopted the Local Option Budgeting Law of 1993. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 12 and Title 9.

Every action

10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee · Senate State and Local Government Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/20/2024 · Senate State and Local Government Committee
  5. SenateAction deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/27/2024
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/27/2024 · Senate State and Local Government Committee
  7. CommitteeRecommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Senate Calendar Committee
  8. SenatePlaced on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/4/2024
  9. SenateCompanion House Bill substituted
  10. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 572

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 27, 2024 Senate State and Local Government Committee State and Local Government Committee: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Members

Yes · 9

Passed 9–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • AS Art SwannR Primary sponsor · District 2

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.