BL2026-1565

Bill

Right now, Nashville combines two pieces of legislation — the state-required bond authorization resolution and its own capital spending plan — into a single document, which makes it harder to move unspent project money around without restarting a lengthy state process. This change formally separates the two, keeping all the detailed project cost and itemization requirements on the capital spending plan while freeing the bond resolution to meet only what state law requires. The result is that the Metro Council can reallocate leftover capital funds more efficiently by amending just the spending plan.

Passed · Oct 20, 2026 · Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · View on Legistar

Sponsors

Jason Spain
Jason Spain

Primary sponsor · District 35

Co-sponsors (2)

Kyonzte ToombsKyonzte Toombs
Jordan HuffmanJordan Huffman

Timeline

  1. Passed on first reading

    Sep 15, 2026 · Metro Council

  2. Passed on second reading

    Oct 6, 2026 · Metro Council · Consent agenda

  3. Passed on third reading

    Oct 20, 2026 · Metro Council · Consent agenda

As filed on Legistar

An ordinance amending Metropolitan Code of Law § 5.04.150 to clarify the distinction between an initial resolution and the capital spending plan.

Attachments

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Data sourced from Nashville Metro Council Legistar. Last updated: October 22, 2026