House Bill 1405 to abolish Bedford County road board passes committee 11-0

The Tennessee House Private Acts Committee voted 11-0 to refer House Bill 1405—legislation that would abolish the Bedford County Road Board—to the State and Local Government Committee during a brief committee meeting. The committee clerk recorded 11 ayes and 0 noes on the measure.

Representative Marsh, who presented the bill, summarized its effect: "It's doing away with the road board in Bedford County. That's basically all it does." Committee members moved and seconded consideration, and the clerk announced the unanimous vote sending the bill to the next committee. The meeting record also notes a resolution accompanying the bill to dissolve the board; the presenter asked that that resolution be included in the record.

Committee discussion on the measure was minimal in the transcript. The committee chair and clerk confirmed a quorum of 11 members before the vote. Members of a visiting group from the Claiborne County Leadership Program were introduced and briefly acknowledged during the meeting but did not participate in debate on the bill.

With the committee vote, House Bill 1405 advances to the State and Local Government Committee for further consideration; the transcript does not record additional details about the bill's text, implementation steps, or any amendments. The motion's mover and seconder were not specified in the meeting record.

No dates for future hearings or additional sponsors were given in the transcript, and the record does not specify whether the bill carries fiscal impacts or identifies successor duties for any responsibilities handled by the Bedford County Road Board.