---
type: "Bill"
title: "Baxter - Subject to local approval, rewrites the charter. - Amends Chapter 35 of the Private Acts of 1915; as amended."
description: "Baxter - Subject to local approval, rewrites the charter. - Amends Chapter 35 of the Private Acts of 1915; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1530"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1530 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Baxter"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-04-04"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f5f2a15-cd22-4304-bcab-616b04bd5444"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1530&GA=111"
source_hash: "5998b9230bb502ad50052134c3bc13668f157c7da6c424b7569470926bdbf9d5"
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 1530 (111) — Baxter - Subject to local approval, rewrites the charter. - Amends Chapter 35 of the Private Acts of 1915; 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/HB1530.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/24/2019 4/23/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/29/2019 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2019 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE NAMING, DESIGNATING, & PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/23/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/29/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-04-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-04-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-04-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-10** P2C, ref. to Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
- **2019-04-17** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-23** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-24** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-29** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-29** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-05-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** Pr. Ch. 24
- **2019-05-29** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f5f2a15-cd22-4304-bcab-616b04bd5444`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).