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| 5 | - | J enne&see Senate | |
| 6 | - | PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 249 | |
| 7 | - | SENATE BILL NO. 525 | |
| 8 | - | By Rose, Bowling | |
| 9 | - | Substituted for: House Bill No. 913 | |
| 10 | - | By Vaughan, Todd, Bricken, Howell | |
| 11 | - | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 20, Chapter | |
| 12 | - | 18, relative to ballot measures. | |
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| 2 | + | HOUSE BILL 913 | |
| 3 | + | By Vaughan | |
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| 5 | + | SENATE BILL 525 | |
| 6 | + | By Rose | |
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| 9 | + | SB0525 | |
| 10 | + | 000888 | |
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| 13 | + | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; | |
| 14 | + | Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 20, Chapter 18, | |
| 15 | + | relative to ballot measures. | |
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| 13 | 17 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: | |
| 14 | 18 | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 20-18-101, is amended by deleting | |
| 15 | 19 | subsection (a) and substituting instead: | |
| 16 | - | (a)(1) A civil action in which the complaint meets each of the following criteria must be | |
| 17 | - | heard and determined by a three-judge panel pursuant to this chapter: | |
| 20 | + | (a) | |
| 21 | + | (1) A civil action in which the complaint meets each of the following | |
| 22 | + | criteria must be heard and determined by a three-judge panel pursuant to this | |
| 23 | + | chapter: | |
| 18 | 24 | (A) Challenges the constitutionality of: | |
| 19 | 25 | (i) A state statute, including a statute that apportions or | |
| 20 | 26 | redistricts state legislative or congressional districts; | |
| 21 | 27 | (ii) An executive order; or | |
| 22 | 28 | (iii) An administrative rule or regulation; | |
| 23 | - | (8) Includes a claim for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief; and | |
| 24 | - | (C) Is brought against the state, a state department or agency, or a | |
| 25 | - | state official acting in their official capacity. | |
| 29 | + | (B) Includes a claim for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief; | |
| 30 | + | and | |
| 31 | + | (C) Is brought against the state, a state department or agency, or | |
| 32 | + | a state official acting in their official capacity. | |
| 26 | 33 | (2) A civil action in which it is alleged that a proposed charter amendment | |
| 27 | - | ordinance that is to be submitted to qualified voters at an election is in violation of the | |
| 28 | - | Constitution or state law must be heard and determined by a three-judge panel | |
| 29 | - | pursuant to this chapter. | |
| 34 | + | ordinance that is to be submitted to qualified voters at an election is in violation of | |
| 35 | + | the Constitution or state law must be heard and determined by a three-judge | |
| 36 | + | panel pursuant to this chapter. | |
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| 30 | 41 | SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 6-53-105, is amended by adding the | |
| 31 | 42 | following new subsection: | |
| 32 | - | (d) An amendment to the charter of a home rule municipality shall not be placed on | |
| 33 | - | any ballot if the amendment is in violation of the Constitution or state law. | |
| 34 | - | SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. PASSED: | |
| 35 | - | SENATE BILL NO. 525 | |
| 36 | - | April 10, 2025 | |
| 37 | - | RANDY M(JJALL Y | |
| 38 | - | SPEAKER OF THE ~ENATE | |
| 39 | - | CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER | |
| 40 | - | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | |
| 41 | - | APPROVED this a.ua. day of !\pri I 2025 | |
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| 43 | - | BILL LEE, GOVERNOR | |
| 43 | + | (d) An amendment to the charter of a home rule municipality shall not be placed | |
| 44 | + | on any ballot if the amendment is in violation of the Constitution or state law. | |
| 45 | + | SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. |