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Committee advances cleanup bill to streamline appointments and vacancies for state boards
Summary
SB2562, explained as a cleanup bill, allows appointments to unexpired terms and reduces procedural steps for routine board appointments across multiple state bodies; the committee added an amendment and forwarded the bill unanimously to the next committee.
Chairman Reeves described SB2562 as a cleanup measure to align vacancy and appointment processes across multiple boards and commissions. "This bill will specifically ensure that vacancies allow for appointments for an appointment to an unexpired term," Reeves said, noting the bill does not change who appoints members but streamlines the process for filling vacancies.
The bill applies to several entities including the State Capitol Commission, the Tennessee Local Development Authority, the Tennessee Equine Health Development Commission, the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission, the Transportation Modernization Board, and an advisory task force on state reimbursement rates. The committee adopted amendment 013987 and approved the bill with a positive recommendation (8 ayes, 1 absent).
