---
type: "Bill"
title: "Scotts Hill - Subject to local approval, creates the position of general manager for the town; extends the terms of office for mayor and aldermen from two years to four years, beginning with the August 2022 election. - Amends Chapter 105 of the Private Acts of 2004; as amended."
description: "Scotts Hill - Subject to local approval, creates the position of general manager for the town; extends the terms of office for mayor and aldermen from two years to four years, beginning with the August 2022 election. - Amends Chapter 105 of the Private Acts of 2004; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2905"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2905 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Scotts Hill"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haston", "Walley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-14"
last_action: "2022-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7056c0b-7757-4c66-af69-ceb967db0a5e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2905&GA=112"
source_hash: "ca0b876971e56cfb8f93ca97d0ff55cefdfd404dc90fee3dd6f89ecad0575590"
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 2905 (112) — Scotts Hill - Subject to local approval, creates the position of general manager for the town; extends the terms of office for mayor and aldermen from two years to four years, beginning with the August 2022 election. - Amends Chapter 105 of the Private Acts of 2004; 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/112/Bill/SB2905.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/14/2022 3/10/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2022 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/17/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Haston — primary (person)
- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-15** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-17** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-17** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-24** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
- **2022-02-24** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
- **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/14/2022
- **2022-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-15** Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-17** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-03-17** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-03-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-18** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-03-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-28** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-14** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 47
- **2022-04-14** Pr. Ch. 47

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7056c0b-7757-4c66-af69-ceb967db0a5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).