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HB 1516·TN·house

Municipal Government - As enacted, creates a process for continuing funding for a municipal LEA when the municipal legislative body and the governing body for the LEA cannot agree on a budget; provides a process for continuing funding of municipal operations when a municipal legislative body has not adopted a budget by the first day of a fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56, Part 1 and Title 6, Chapter 56, Part 2.

Signed into LawFiled Jan 12, 2026
Sponsor: Jerome Moon (R)
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Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1071

May 27, 2026

Summary

The bill creates a default funding mechanism for local education agencies (LEAs) and for overall municipal operations when the required budgets are not finalized by the statutory deadlines. It applies to any Tennessee municipality that has established an LEA and to the municipal legislative body itself. By providing a stop‑gap budget, the law aims to keep schools and city services running without interruption.

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