Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 988: Local Government, General - As enacted, requires each department, agency, or official of a local government that assesses and collects a fee of more than $250 to document the justification and cost basis of the fee; makes such documentation a public record; subjects such documentation to an annual audit by the comptroller of the treasury. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29.

In committee Last action April 4, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 140

Plain-language summary

SB 988 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Government, General - As enacted, requires each department, agency, or official of a local government that assesses and collects a fee of more than $250 to document the justification and cost basis of the fee; makes such documentation a public record; subjects such documentation to an annual audit by the comptroller of the treasury. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29. Primary sponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 4, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 140.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican).