Tennessee · Senate Bill 2963 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Chapter 455 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended by Chapter 105 of the Private Acts of 1959; Chapter 136 of the Private Acts of…

SB 2963 Sponsored by Adam Lowe Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Feb 20, 2024
  2. Withdrawn  
  3. Passed the Senate  
  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.

Athens - Subject to local approval, sets a term limit of three terms for members of the city council; specifies the emergency management powers of the mayor; changes references from "councilman" to "councilperson". - Amends Chapter 455 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended.

Read the full official title (140 words)

AN ACT to amend Chapter 455 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended by Chapter 105 of the Private Acts of 1959; Chapter 136 of the Private Acts of 1971; Chapter 60 of the Private Acts of 1977; Chapter 121 of the Private Acts of 1986; Chapter 215 of the Private Acts of 1992; Chapter 180 of the Private Acts of 1994; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 1997; Chapter 164 of the Private Acts of 1998; Chapter 83 of the Private Acts of 2000; Chapter 16 of the Private Acts of 2001; Chapter 114 of the Private Acts of 2002; Chapter 92 of the Private Acts of 2004; Chapter 3 of the Private Acts of 2007 and Chapter 7 of the Private Acts of 2019; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the City of Athens.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. SenatePassed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
  4. SenatePlaced on Senate Local Calendar for 4/4/2024
  5. SenateCompanion House Bill substituted
  6. GovernorComp. became Pr. Ch. 60

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • AL Adam LoweR Primary sponsor · District 1

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.