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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Petersburg - Subject to local approval, makes changes to the duties of the mayor; reduces the term of the mayor and vice mayor from four years to two; provides a method to fill vacancies on the board if the vacancies cause the board to lack a quorum; authorizes the board to set the salary of the board members by ordinance; revises the powers of the city; authorizes the appointment of a treasurer and town administrator; requires the town judge to be a licensed attorney. - Amends Chapter 272 of the Acts of 1901; as amended and rewritten."
+description: "Petersburg - Subject to local approval, makes changes to the duties of the mayor; reduces the term of the mayor and vice mayor from four years to two; provides a method to fill vacancies on the board if the vacancies cause the board to lack a quorum; authorizes the board to set the salary of the board members by ordinance; revises the powers of the city; authorizes the appointment of a treasurer and town administrator; requires the town judge to be a licensed attorney. - Amends Chapter 272 of the Acts of 1901; as amended and rewritten."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "HB 1562"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 1562 (113)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Petersburg"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Marsh"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2023-03-14"
+last_action: "2023-05-24"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8795e69-19c1-4810-aa78-69c81540de12"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1562&GA=113"
+source_hash: "0a9fd3b5eed90223dce69958cbf1c1838105ced71766361a14c5374757e1483f"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 1562 (113) — Petersburg - Subject to local approval, makes changes to the duties of the mayor; reduces the term of the mayor and vice mayor from four years to two; provides a method to fill vacancies on the board if the vacancies cause the board to lack a quorum; authorizes the board to set the salary of the board members by ordinance; revises the powers of the city; authorizes the appointment of a treasurer and town administrator; requires the town judge to be a licensed attorney. - Amends Chapter 272 of the Acts of 1901; as amended and rewritten.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1562.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2023 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/3/2023 3/30/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/28/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/28/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Marsh — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-03-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2023-03-16** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2023-03-20** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/28/2023
+- **2023-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023
+- **2023-03-30** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/3/2023
+- **2023-04-03** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
+- **2023-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
+- **2023-04-05** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2023-04-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2023-04-13** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
+- **2023-04-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
+- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-24** Pr. Ch. 19
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8795e69-19c1-4810-aa78-69c81540de12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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