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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Tennessee House Bill
Sheriffs - As introduced, prohibits the county legislative body of a county with a charter form of government from adopting a budget that reduces the budget for the sheriff below the budgeted amount for the previous fiscal year unless the reduction is approved in writing by the sheriff; authorizes a sheriff to approve or disapprove a budget amendment that would reduce personnel, operational, or capital expenditures below the level proposed by the sheriff; authorizes the county legislative body to override the sheriff's disapproval by a two-thirds vote. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 1, Part 2; Title 5, Chapter 9, Part 4 and Title 8, Chapter 20, Part 1.
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House • Feb 04, 2026: Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
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- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
- Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Intro., P1C.
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Filed for introduction
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