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type: "Bill"
title: "McKenzie - Subject to local approval, reduces the maximum penalty levied by the municipal court from $500 to $50; removes the certification requirement for newly elected councilmen; removes city council authority to impeach; allows council to appoint a city administrator; removes the city clerk bond requirement; revises various other provisions. - Amends Chapter 128 of the Private Acts of 1990; as amended."
description: "McKenzie - Subject to local approval, reduces the maximum penalty levied by the municipal court from $500 to $50; removes the certification requirement for newly elected councilmen; removes city council authority to impeach; allows council to appoint a city administrator; removes the city clerk bond requirement; revises various other provisions. - Amends Chapter 128 of the Private Acts of 1990; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1527"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1527 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["McKenzie"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holt", "Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-03-21"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d012594d-3a11-49d4-8638-598b061f8e4d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1527&GA=111"
source_hash: "778678fe847f0062682d118ce516211ef63d8bff2113306e2b37524a84dd2ea1"
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 1527 (111) — McKenzie - Subject to local approval, reduces the maximum penalty levied by the municipal court from $500 to $50; removes the certification requirement for newly elected councilmen; removes city council authority to impeach; allows council to appoint a city administrator; removes the city clerk bond requirement; revises various other provisions. - Amends Chapter 128 of the Private Acts of 1990; 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/SB1527.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE NAMING, DESIGNATING, & PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/16/2019 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (2) — **930** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/25/2019 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/22/2019 4/17/2019 (3) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/25/2019 Passed (2) — **330** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — **920** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Holt — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-03-21** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-03-21** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-03-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-25** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-03-28** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
- **2019-03-28** P2C, ref. to Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 4/25/2019
- **2019-04-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-25** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-29** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 12
- **2019-05-15** Pr. Ch. 12
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d012594d-3a11-49d4-8638-598b061f8e4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).