HB 863 - SB 1193
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 13, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Justin Billingsley | Email: justin.billingsley@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
HB 863 - SB 1193
SUMMARY OF BILL: Authorizes municipalities and counties to post their code of
ordinances or adopted resolutions, as applicable, on their respective websites, or on a website
maintained by the Secretary of State (SOS) for any municipality or county which does not maintain a
website. Requires any new ordinances and resolutions be posted as aforementioned within one
month of adoption.
FISCAL IMPACT:
STATE GOVERNMENT
EXPENDITURES General Fund
FY25-26 $8,500
FY26-27 & Subsequent Years $2,500
Assumptions:
• Any applicable county or municipality which maintains a website can post their respective
code of ordinances or adopted resolutions by utilizing existing staff, without any increase in
local expenditures.
• According to the SOS, there will be additional costs for a vendor to develop a website on
which it can post such notices.
• Based on a similar task for which the SOS contracted with a vendor for web development,
this legislation is estimated to result in a vendor working 48 hours at an hourly cost of $125,
resulting in a one-time increase in state expenditures in FY25-26 of $6,000 (48 x $125).
• Additionally, there will be a recurring cost of $2,500 in FY25-26 and subsequent years for
cloud-based server hosting and maintenance.
• There will be a total increase in state expenditures in FY25-26 of $8,500 ($6,000 + $2,500).
• There will be a recurring increase in state expenditures in FY26-27 and subsequent years of
$2,500.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director