---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sharon - Subject to local approval, changes the title of marshal to police chief; removes the police chief's duty to collect taxes; removes the recorder and treasurer and police chief's term of one year; removes antiquated language regarding jails. - Amends Chapter 177 of the Acts of 1901; as amended."
description: "Sharon - Subject to local approval, changes the title of marshal to police chief; removes the police chief's duty to collect taxes; removes the recorder and treasurer and police chief's term of one year; removes antiquated language regarding jails. - Amends Chapter 177 of the Acts of 1901; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2918"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2918 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sharon"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holt", "Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-24"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2ed2224-8bcf-4f15-a4f0-8c2395e82813"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2918&GA=111"
source_hash: "aaa16549dbb4711eb678c2fb284e48f60976e06c9d4dff6e0926975722bc1c38"
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 SB 2918 (111) — Sharon - Subject to local approval, changes the title of marshal to police chief; removes the police chief's duty to collect taxes; removes the recorder and treasurer and police chief's term of one year; removes antiquated language regarding jails. - Amends Chapter 177 of the Acts of 1901; 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/SB2918.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 6/18/2020 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE NAMING, DESIGNATING, & PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/9/2020 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/15/2020 Passed (1) — **70–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Holt — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-24** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-24** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-03-02** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
- **2020-03-02** P2C, ref. to Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-04-17** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 4/17/2020
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 6/9/2020
- **2020-06-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-11** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-06-15** Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 1, PNV 18 `passage`
- **2020-06-16** Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 6/17/2020
- **2020-06-17** Senate Reset on calendar for 6/18/2020
- **2020-06-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-06-18** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-06-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 6/18/2020
- **2020-06-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-06-22** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-06-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 47
- **2020-07-22** Pr. Ch. 47

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2ed2224-8bcf-4f15-a4f0-8c2395e82813`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).