---
type: "Bill"
title: "Milan - Subject to local approval, changes the date for city elections to coincide with federal elections; removes the requirement for the board of aldermen to approve the mayor's appointment of a city recorder; removes the city's authority to operate a hospital. - Amends Chapter 7 of the Private Acts of 1999; as amended."
description: "Milan - Subject to local approval, changes the date for city elections to coincide with federal elections; removes the requirement for the board of aldermen to approve the mayor's appointment of a city recorder; removes the city's authority to operate a hospital. - Amends Chapter 7 of the Private Acts of 1999; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1540"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1540 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Milan"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martin B"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-09"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09fde6e7-a243-464d-b8c5-74556dafe6e7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1540&GA=113"
source_hash: "24148b79a3b54ea116023fab6d650f5cd086ba4a3393c66dbbf7ab54cb516ea1"
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 1540 (113) — Milan - Subject to local approval, changes the date for city elections to coincide with federal elections; removes the requirement for the board of aldermen to approve the mayor's appointment of a city recorder; removes the city's authority to operate a hospital. - Amends Chapter 7 of the Private Acts of 1999; as amended.

## 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/HB1540.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/20/2023 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/20/2023 3/16/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/14/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Martin B — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-13** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-16** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2023
- **2023-03-16** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/20/2023
- **2023-03-20** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-03-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-03-23** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Pr. Ch. 10

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09fde6e7-a243-464d-b8c5-74556dafe6e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).