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Juvenile detention commission opts to post Private Act 65 rather than bill text on county site
Summary
Board members agreed to publish the enacted Private Act 65 (private act of 2022) on the commission's website rather than the original House Bill 2912 text, to ensure posted language matches the law that took effect.
Members of the Rutherford County Juvenile Detention Center Commission voted to post the enacted law (referred to in the meeting as Private Act 65 / Private Act of 2022) on the board web page rather than the original House Bill text to ensure accuracy.
During discussion Dr. McDonald and other members noted that bills often change during the legislative process and the enacted public chapter is the authoritative text. One member said the board "should be instead of looking at the bill... probably be looking at the public chapter," and the group identified two small-word differences between the bill and the private act.
The chair asked that the website include a link to the private act so the public can read the law directly rather than relying on a summarized or editorialized description. The board moved to adopt the private act wording for the uploaded content, seconded, and the motion passed by roll call.
Board members asked staff to provide a concise explanatory "snapshot" explaining what the private act creates and to link to the full private act for members of the public who want detailed statutory language.
