---
type: "Bill"
title: "Shelbyville - Subject to local approval, classifies all city employees as at-will employees; adds the city manager to the utility board; requires the treasurer to assist the city manager with the annual budget; changes the allocation of the hotel tax from industrial development to economic development. - Amends Chapter 754 of the Private Acts of 1947; as amended."
description: "Shelbyville - Subject to local approval, classifies all city employees as at-will employees; adds the city manager to the utility board; requires the treasurer to assist the city manager with the annual budget; changes the allocation of the hotel tax from industrial development to economic development. - Amends Chapter 754 of the Private Acts of 1947; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2902"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2902 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Shelbyville"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marsh", "Reeves"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-02-10"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d3a7638-b81c-484b-b49f-f247f43b69c4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2902&GA=111"
source_hash: "2c1daa001cccfe4151cd76fd7e41787be7c74d684af5a4ace7ffa7db02c1e6dc"
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 2902 (111) — Shelbyville - Subject to local approval, classifies all city employees as at-will employees; adds the city manager to the utility board; requires the treasurer to assist the city manager with the annual budget; changes the allocation of the hotel tax from industrial development to economic development. - Amends Chapter 754 of the Private Acts of 1947; as amended.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB2902.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/12/2020 Passed (1) — **86–3** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/16/2020 Passed (2) — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2020 3/5/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE NAMING, DESIGNATING, & PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/16/2020 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Marsh — primary (person)
- Reeves — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-10** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-11** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-13** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-20** P2C, ref. to Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-24** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-03-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-05** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/12/20
- **2020-03-09** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2020-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-03-12** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 3, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-16** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-03-16** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-03-16** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-03-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-19** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-06** Pr. Ch. 40
- **2020-04-06** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 40

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d3a7638-b81c-484b-b49f-f247f43b69c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).