SENATE BILL 2972
By Stevens HOUSE BILL 2986
By Martin B
AN ACT to amend Chapter 148 of the Private Acts of 1986; as amended by Chapter 2 of the Private Acts of 2013; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to Carroll County roads and highways.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Chapter 148 of the Private Acts of 1986, as amended by Chapter 2 of the Private Acts of 2013, and any other acts amendatory thereto, are repealed in their entireties.
SECTION 2. Creation of Office of Highway Supervisor – The Office of Highway Supervisor for Carroll County is hereby created. The Highway Supervisor is the Chief Administrative Officer for the purposes of the Tennessee County Uniform Highway Law,
Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54, Chapter 7. The powers and duties of the Highway Supervisor are as specified in the Tennessee County Uniform Highway Law, compiled in
Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 54-7-101 et seq.
SECTION 3. Election of Highway Supervisor – The Highway Supervisor will be elected by the qualified voters of Carroll County according to the general election laws of the State of
Tennessee in the General Election held in August, 2026, and every four (4) years thereafter.
Upon certification of the results of the election, the Highway Supervisor will take office on
September 1, for a term of four (4) years. No provision of this Act shall be construed to abridge the term of office of the current Highway Supervisors of Carroll County.
SECTION 4. Highway Supervisor Position – The Carroll County Highway Supervisor shall have the qualifications, term of office, salary, duties and responsibilities, take an oath of
office and make a bond, and be replaced in the event of a vacancy in the Office as set forth in
the Tennessee County Uniform Highway Law, compiled in Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54,
Chapter 7. A vacancy in the Office of Highway Supervisor will be filled by an appointee of the County Legislative Body, as provided by law.
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 SECTION 5. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the legislative body of Carroll County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the legislative body and certified to the secretary of state.
SECTION 6. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall become effective as provided in Section 5.
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