SB 1428 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Fayette County - Subject to local approval, requires the county clerk rather than the county court clerk to collect the county wheel tax and keep the administrative fee associated with the issuance of the motor vehicle license upon payment of the tax; rather than using the tax revenue to pay down debt from school construction projects, requires 100 percent of the tax collected, excluding fees, to be placed in the county general fund for general fund use or transfer to the county capital projects fund to pay for capital costs for school construction and county facilities, or transfer to the county debt service fund to pay down debt issues for school construction and county facilities as determined during the county's annual budget process. - Amends Chapter 116 of the Private Acts of 2000.

SB 1428 changes how Fayette County collects and uses its "wheel tax" (a tax on motor vehicles). It requires the county clerk - not the county court clerk - to collect the tax when issuing vehicle licenses, and excludes the $1 administrative fee from revenue calculations. The bill mandates that 100% of the tax revenue (minus the fee) must go to the county general fund or be transferred to specific funds for school construction, county facilities, or debt repayment, as determined annually in the budget. This change requires a two-thirds vote approval from Fayette County’s legislative body to take effect.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action May 8, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025

How they voted

33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Apr 14, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Apr 14, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Page Walley
Page Walley
RRepublican
TN
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