---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ridgeside - Subject to local approval, removes the limit on the maximum property tax rate that may be levied by the city; decreases the number of readings required for ordinances, from three to two, and resolutions, from three to one. - Amends Chapter 615 of the Private Acts of 1931; as amended."
description: "Ridgeside - Subject to local approval, removes the limit on the maximum property tax rate that may be levied by the city; decreases the number of readings required for ordinances, from three to two, and resolutions, from three to one. - Amends Chapter 615 of the Private Acts of 1931; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1420"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1420 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Ridgeside"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Favors", "Gardenhire"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-13"
last_action: "2017-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93b1d606-3223-4af9-93ab-7f6d61047b46"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1420&GA=110"
source_hash: "83501654f58c991ff3df91244eb797ee65147e678e4a65f48ccfdd3c111cb78d"
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 1420 (110) — Ridgeside - Subject to local approval, removes the limit on the maximum property tax rate that may be levied by the city; decreases the number of readings required for ordinances, from three to two, and resolutions, from three to one. - Amends Chapter 615 of the Private Acts of 1931; 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/110/Bill/HB1420.pdf)

## Votes

- LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/4/2017 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2017 4/6/2017 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2017 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Favors — primary (person)
- Gardenhire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-13** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-13** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-03-16** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-03-20** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2017
- **2017-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-04-11** Placed on Senate Local Bill Calendar calendar for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-13** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-04-13** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-04-13** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Pr. Ch. 5
- **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 5

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93b1d606-3223-4af9-93ab-7f6d61047b46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).