AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7 and Title 8, relative to local government.
Summary
SB2250 makes a narrow change to Tennessee law governing local government officials. The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated § 7-68-103(b) by deleting the second sentence of that subsection, and it also amends § 7-68-104(e) by removing language that references an official’s “subsequent conviction pursuant to § 7-68-103(b).” In practical terms, the bill appears to remove or revise a specific statutory consequence tied to a local official’s conviction under the referenced provision.
Because the bill only changes a small amount of text in Title 7 and Title 8, it does not create a new program or broad policy framework. Instead, it adjusts the legal treatment of certain local government officials under existing law, likely affecting how a conviction or related enforcement action is handled under the cited sections.
Impact
The bill would amend two provisions of the Tennessee Code related to local government officials, eliminating one sentence from § 7-68-103(b) and deleting a cross-reference in § 7-68-104(e) to a later conviction under that section. This would change the operation of the existing statutes by removing a specific legal consequence or procedural reference, thereby affecting local officials subject to those provisions and the state or local authorities that enforce them.
Sentiment
There is no recorded committee transcript or vote history provided, so the overall sentiment cannot be measured from debate or roll calls. Based on the bill text alone, SB2250 appears to be a technical, limited-scope cleanup or revision to existing law rather than a controversial policy overhaul.
Contention
No explicit points of contention are available in the provided materials because there are no committee discussions or votes. The only identifiable issue is the removal of language tied to a conviction under § 7-68-103(b), which could matter to local officials, prosecutors, or ethics/enforcement officials depending on how the underlying statute is applied.