Committee approves repeal and replacement of Ridgetide charter for Hamilton County municipality

Chairwoman Hilton Hayes, sponsor of House Bill 14-39, told the State and Local Government Committee the measure is a private act charter that would repeal and replace the charter for Ridgetide, a municipality in Hamilton County that the sponsor represents.

The charter change matters because it replaces the town’s governing document; sponsors said the measure contains multiple changes but did not read each change into the record. The sponsor offered to read the changes if members wished, but the committee proceeded to vote after questions were called.

Chairwoman Hilton Hayes described the bill as a complete repeal and replacement of the charter for Ridgetide, Tennessee, and offered to read the changes into the record. Representative Burkhart objected only to the calling of questions for discussion; no substantive amendments or technical details were recorded in the transcript. The clerk announced the committee vote: 17 ayes, 0 nays. The bill moves on to calendar and rules.

The transcript does not include the text of the new charter language or any fiscal notes. The committee record shows an affirmative vote to advance the private act to the next committee stage.