2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0375: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29, relative to fees assessed by a local government.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, requires each department, agency, or official of a local government who assesses and collects a fee of more than $250 to document the justification and cost basis of the fee; makes such documentation a public record; subjects such documentation to an annual audit by the comptroller of the treasury. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29.

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Bill History

1/27/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0090)
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
3/20/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
3/20/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0034)
Senate
3/20/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 2, PNV 2
Senate
3/21/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
3/27/2025
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Signed by Governor.
4/4/2025
Pub. Ch. 140
4/4/2025
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

Amendments

HA0090

Amendment 1-0 to HB0375

3/13/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
3/20/2025
28
Yea
2
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/17/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/12/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
2/26/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/4/2025163.8 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/5/202510.8 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/27/202510.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/11/2025116.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/20/2025116.0 KB