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PRIVATE CHAPTER NO. 1
SENATE BILL NO. 46
By Yager
Substituted for: House Bill No. 50
By Keisling
AN ACT to amend Chapter 90 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended by Chapter 207 of the
Private Acts of 1992; Chapter 1 of the Private Acts of 2009 and Chapter 54 of the Private
Acts of 2022; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to City of Celina.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Chapter 90 of the Private Acts of 1991, as amended by Chapter 207 of the
Private Acts of 1992, and Chapter 1 of the Private Acts of 2009, and any other acts amendatory
thereto, is amended by deleting the following in Section 2.01 in Article II:
On the first Tuesday in June, 1993, an election shall be conducted by the county election
commissioners, at the same hours and places for holding general elections and under the
general election laws of Tennessee, to elect a mayor and three (3) aldermen for a term of
four (4) years, from the city at large.
and substituting instead:
On the first Tuesday in June 2025, an election shall be conducted by the county election
commissioners, at the same hour and places for holding general elections and under the
general election laws of Tennessee, to elect a mayor and five (5) aldermen for a term of four
(4) years, from the city at large.
SECTION 2. Chapter 90 of the Private Acts of 1991, as amended by Chapter 54 of the
Private Acts of 2022, and any other acts amendatory thereto, is amended by deleting the following in
Section 2.02 in Article II:
The Mayor and three (3) Aldermen shall compose the Board of Mayor and Alderman, in
which is vested all corporate and other legislative powers of the City, except as otherwise
provided in this act.
and substituting instead:
The mayor and five (5) aldermen shall compose the board of mayor and aldermen, in which
is vested all corporate, legislative and other powers of the city, except as otherwise provided
in this act.
SECTION 3. Chapter 90 of the Private Acts of 1991, and any acts amendatory thereto, is
amended by deleting the following in Section 2.08 in Article II:
The affirmative vote of at least two (2) members of the board shall be required to pass any
motion, resolution or ordinance.
and substituting instead:
The affirmative vote of a majority of the board shall be required to pass any motion,
resolution or ordinance. SB46
SECTION 4. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of
the legislative body of the City of Celina. Its approval or nonapproval shail be proclaimed by the
presiding· office·r of the legislative body and certified to the secretary of state.
SECTION 5. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall be
effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall become
effective as provided in Section 4.
2 PASSED:
SENATE BILL NO. 46
March 3, 2025
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RANDY~cNALL Y
SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
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CAMERO~SEXTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED this / ~c,.. day of Y:Vlcw:c.ii 2025
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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR