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Republican
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Tennessee
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Executive branch
Governor
Bill Lee
Governor of Tennessee since January 19, 2019.
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Status
Active
Currently serving
In office
7 years · 7 months
Sworn in Jan 19, 2019
Term ends
Jan 2027
January 16, 2027
Bills signed
17780
since taking office
Vetoes
3
during current term
Profile
Biography
Bill Lee is the 50th Governor of Tennessee, having previously served as president and CEO of Lee Company, a family-owned mechanical construction firm, from 1992 to 2016. He assumed office on January 19, 2019.
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Recent actions
SB 2283
Tourism - As enacted, requires revenue that is received by a municipality and that is used to fund a destination marketing entity engaged in tourism promotion on behalf of the municipality be released to the destination marketing entity no later than 120 days after the municipality approves its final budget. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67.
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SB 2295
Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As enacted, imposes an additional 10 percent tax on a hemp-derived cannabinoid product's wholesale cost if the product is inhalable in cartridge form. - Amends TCA Title 57 and Title 67.
Signed
HB 2552
Local Government, General - As enacted, requires a local government responsible for reviewing a development application, development plan, or a site inspection submitted by a developer for the purpose of developing real property in this state, within 60 business days of the submission, to approve the application, plan, or site inspection or add the submission to the next available agenda of either the planning commission or the governing body; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 7.
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SB 2367
County Government - As enacted, applies the Neighborhood Preservation Act to Tipton County; authorizes Montgomery County and Tipton County to participate in the Tennessee Local Land Bank Program. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 13.
Signed
SB 2450
Newspapers and Publications - As enacted, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to conduct a study to determine if newspapers of general circulation remain the most efficient and effective manner for governments to provide the public with transparent and accessible information. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3 and Title 8, Chapter 44.
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