---
type: "Bill"
title: "Petersburg - Subject to local approval, makes changes to the duties of the mayor; reduces the term of the mayor and vice mayor from four years to two; provides a method to fill vacancies on the board if the vacancies cause the board to lack a quorum; authorizes the board to set the salary of the board members by ordinance; revises the powers of the city; authorizes the appointment of a treasurer and town administrator; requires the town judge to be a licensed attorney. - Amends Chapter 272 of the Acts of 1901; as amended and rewritten."
description: "Petersburg - Subject to local approval, makes changes to the duties of the mayor; reduces the term of the mayor and vice mayor from four years to two; provides a method to fill vacancies on the board if the vacancies cause the board to lack a quorum; authorizes the board to set the salary of the board members by ordinance; revises the powers of the city; authorizes the appointment of a treasurer and town administrator; requires the town judge to be a licensed attorney. - Amends Chapter 272 of the Acts of 1901; as amended and rewritten."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1562"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1562 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Petersburg"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marsh"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-03-14"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8795e69-19c1-4810-aa78-69c81540de12"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1562&GA=113"
source_hash: "0a9fd3b5eed90223dce69958cbf1c1838105ced71766361a14c5374757e1483f"
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 1562 (113) — Petersburg - Subject to local approval, makes changes to the duties of the mayor; reduces the term of the mayor and vice mayor from four years to two; provides a method to fill vacancies on the board if the vacancies cause the board to lack a quorum; authorizes the board to set the salary of the board members by ordinance; revises the powers of the city; authorizes the appointment of a treasurer and town administrator; requires the town judge to be a licensed attorney. - Amends Chapter 272 of the Acts of 1901; as amended and rewritten.

## 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/HB1562.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2023 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/3/2023 3/30/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/28/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/28/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Marsh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-03-16** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-03-20** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/3/2023
- **2023-04-03** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Pr. Ch. 19

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8795e69-19c1-4810-aa78-69c81540de12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).