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Cheatham County adopts private act imposing a motor-vehicle privilege ("wheel") tax

Cheatham County Legislative Body · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The county legislative body approved a private act on Jan. 22 to levy a motor-vehicle privilege tax ("wheel tax") with set rates (e.g., $50 for passenger autos, $17 for motorcycles) and a formula that allocates proceeds to schools, education debt service and the highway fund; the roll-call vote was 10–0.

Cheatham County commissioners approved a private act on Jan. 22, 2024, to levy a motor-vehicle privilege (commonly known as a "wheel") tax for vehicles owned by county residents and operating on local (non-state) roads. County Attorney Michael Bligh presented the act and the commission adopted it on a recorded roll-call…

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