---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government, General - As enacted, requires each department, agency, or official of a local government that assesses and collects a fee of more than $250 to document the justification and cost basis of the fee; makes such documentation a public record; subjects such documentation to an annual audit by the comptroller of the treasury. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29."
description: "Local Government, General - As enacted, requires each department, agency, or official of a local government that assesses and collects a fee of more than $250 to document the justification and cost basis of the fee; makes such documentation a public record; subjects such documentation to an annual audit by the comptroller of the treasury. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 375"
citation: "Tennessee HB 375 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General", "Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zachary"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-27"
last_action: "2025-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c531dd5-2a46-4e62-a072-9c8c2df2839c"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0375&ga=114"
source_hash: "36661e1be1adeb430b5b9eb2e5a32847a03e155d7418cf937c24e4b425daa449"
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 375 (114) — Local Government, General - As enacted, requires each department, agency, or official of a local government that assesses and collects a fee of more than $250 to document the justification and cost basis of the fee; makes such documentation a public record; subjects such documentation to an annual audit by the comptroller of the treasury. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0090** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0090.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0034** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0034.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0375.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2025 Passed — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025 3/13/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/20/2025 Passed (1) — **28–2** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/26/2025 Passed (3) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2025 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Zachary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-27** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-05** Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025
- **2025-02-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025
- **2025-03-05** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/12/2025
- **2025-03-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025
- **2025-03-12** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-13** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
- **2025-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0090) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 2, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0034)
- **2025-03-20** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-21** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2025-04-04** Pub. Ch. 140

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c531dd5-2a46-4e62-a072-9c8c2df2839c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).