Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 1, Part 2; Title 5, Chapter 9, Part 4 and Title 8, Chapter 20, Part 1.

Tennessee SB2043 prohibits the county legislative body in counties with a charter form of government from adopting a budget that reduces the sheriff's budget below the previous fiscal year's amount without the sheriff's written approval. The bill allows the sheriff to approve or disapprove budget amendments that would reduce expenditures and permits the county legislative body to override the sheriff's disapproval with a two-thirds vote. This legislation primarily affects the budgeting authority of county legislative bodies and the financial autonomy of sheriffs.