SB 274 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

County Government - As enacted, declares that the offices of sheriff, register, county clerk, assessor of property, and trustee are the constitutional officers of a county that has adopted a charter form of government; specifies the duties for each constitutional officer. - Amends TCA Title 5.

SB 274 defines five county offices - sheriff, register, county clerk, assessor of property, and trustee - as constitutional officers in Tennessee counties that have adopted a charter form of government. It specifies each officer's core duties: the sheriff handles law enforcement and courthouse security, the register records property documents, the county clerk collects taxes and issues licenses, the trustee manages tax collections and county funds, and the assessor determines property values. The bill clarifies these roles by codifying their responsibilities in state law, replacing previous ambiguous language. This directly affects county officials and residents in charter counties by standardizing how these critical local government roles operate.
Tags: Local Government
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed Apr 21, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2025 · House Apr 7, 2025

How they voted

32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 27, 2025
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1
80% Yea
R Republican28
28 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 21, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0293)
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 14, PNV 5
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0191)
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0, PNV 1
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Brent Taylor
Brent Taylor
RRepublican
TN
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