Private Acts committee approves House Bill 26 64 for Stanton, Haywood County

The Private Acts Committee voted 7–1 on Monday, April 6 to approve House Bill 26 64, a private act for Stanton in Haywood County, and referred the measure to the state and local government committee.

Representative Shaw, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure had been before the panel earlier and was revised to remove impact fees. Shaw said the bill is otherwise unchanged and described it as a private act for the state of Tennessee; Shaw also invited committee members to visit Stanton, calling it "the Blue Oval area." The clerk reported the final vote as seven ayes and one no.

There were no questions from committee members before the vote. The chair opened the board for the recorded vote and announced the bill will move on to the state and local government committee for further consideration. Representative Shaw thanked the chair and members and said, "This is my final bill for this committee," offering brief personal remarks before the committee adjourned.

The committee took no amendments and recorded no additional actions on the bill during the session; next procedural steps are referral to the state and local government committee for further review.