2024 TML Legislative Priorities and Advocacy Materials

The Second Session of the 113th General Assembly will convene in Nashville on Jan. 9, 2024.

It is important that municipal officials are prepared to educate their legislators on the needs of our cities and towns.

Use the icons below to access video and one pager content for TML's Legislative Agenda and watch video with essential economic perspective to know as we head into next year's legislative session.

The Historic Revenue Sharing Relationship (State Shared Sales Tax)

The TML Board of Directors has directed staff to continue to pursue legislation that reverses the action taken more than 20 years ago by restoring the sharing relationship and allowing cities to share in 100% of the state sales tax revenues in the General Fund.

Stipend to CMFOs

The TML Board of Directors has directed staff to pursue legislation making $1,000 stipend available to CMFOs who:

1. are a current municipal employee, who

2. obtained the certification prior to July 2022, and

3. have maintained certification at least three years

Impact Fees

Over the last decade, the State has realized significant growth requiring a corresponding expansion of capacity and services. This expansion has a fiscal cost – a cost that is borne, almost exclusively, by existing municipal residents.

Adjusting Reappraisal Cycles

The Comptroller intends to allow a county to shorten their respective reappraisal cycles to either 1, 2, 3, or 4-year cycles. The TML Board of Directors has directed staff to support the Comptroller’s proposal and seek an agreement on fair and equitable sharing of costs.

Voluntary Housing Incentives

The TML Board of Directors has directed staff to support the City of Chattanooga’s efforts to enact legislation that allows cities to offer voluntary incentives to reduce the cost to build and offer homes at a price point that is more affordable to a larger number of Tennesseans.

Economic Perspective

The Sales Tax Growth Gap

Averaging the sales tax growth of all municipalities skews the reality that a gap exists between the state's sales tax growth and the growth of each town and city in Tennessee.

State Budget Expectations

An update on the current revenue picture for the State of Tennessee as we head into the 2024 legislative session.