Nashville Metro CouncilBL2025-742Passed
An Ordinance amending Title 2 and Section 16.28.195 of the Metropolitan Code pertaining to the Metropolitan Historical Commission and the Metropolitan Historic Zoning Commission.
→ Passed 3/18/2025
Legislative history
3/24/2025
Mayor
(no description)3/18/2025
Metropolitan Council
Council Member Benedict requested a hearing from the public on this bill. The President asked if anyone desired to be heard for or against the bill and citizens were heard in favor of and in opposition to the bill. The President declared the public hearing closed. Council Member Benedict moved to pass the bill on third reading, which motion was properly seconded. Council Member Allen moved to suspend the rules of procedure to offer an amendment to the bill on third reading. Without objection, Council Member Allen offered Amendment C to the bill and moved that it be adopted, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the Council. Council Member Benedict moved to pass the bill on third reading as amended, which motion was seconded and approved by the following roll call vote:3/18/2025
Metropolitan Council
(no description)3/18/2025
Metropolitan Council
(no description)3/4/2025
Metropolitan Council
Council Member Benedict moved to pass the bill on second reading as substituted, which motion was properly seconded. Council Member Capp moved to defer the bill, which motion was properly seconded. After discussion, Council Member Capp withdrew his previous motion. Council Member Gadd offered Proposed Amendment 3, hereinafter referred to as Amendment A, and moved that it be adopted, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the Council. Council Member Benedict moved to pass the bill on second reading as substituted and amended, which motion was properly seconded. Council Member Cash offered Proposed Amendment 1, hereinafter referred to as Amendment B, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the Council. Council Member Benedict moved to pass the bill on second reading as substituted and amended, which motion was properly seconded. Council Member Benedict moved to hold a public hearing on the bill on March 18, 2025, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the Council. Council Member Suara offered Proposed Amendment 2 and moved that it be adopted, which motion was seconded and failed by the following roll call vote: Yes (15): Suara, Allen, Hill, Kimbrough, Toombs, Gamble, Capp, Hancock, Bradford, Cash, Taylor, Druffel, Gadd, Preptit, and Styles; No (20): Evans-Segall, Cortese, Parker, Benedict, Harrell, Webb, Eslick, Evans, Huffman, Gregg, Welsch, Vo, Kupin, Horton, Johnston, Nash, Benton, Ellis, Rutherford, and Spain; Abstain (0). The matter recurred on the motion to pass the bill on second reading as substituted and amended, which motion was properly seconded. Council Member Hancock moved to defer the bill, which motion was properly seconded. After discussion, Council Member Parker called for the previous question, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the Council. The matter recurred on the motion to defer the bill, which motion was seconded and failed by the following roll call vote: Yes (15): Suara, Evans-Segall, Hill, Toombs, Gamble, Parker, Capp, Hancock, Bradford, Vo, Cash, Horton, Taylor, Druffel, and Gadd; No (20): Allen, Kimbrough, Cortese, Benedict, Harrell, Webb, Eslick, Evans, Huffman, Gregg, Welsch, Kupin, Preptit, Johnston, Nash, Benton, Ellis, Rutherford, Styles, and Spain; Abstain (1): Lee. The matter recurred on the motion to pass the bill on second reading as substituted and amended, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the Council, with Council Member Hancock voting No and Council Members Suara and Druffel abstaining.3/4/2025
Metropolitan Council
(no description)3/4/2025
Metropolitan Council
The bill was approved with a substitute and amendments by the Planning and Zoning Committee and the Government Operations and Regulations Committee. Council Member Benedict moved to pass the bill on second reading, which motion was properly seconded. Council Member Benedict offered a substitute bill and moved that it be adopted, which motion was seconded and approved by a voice vote of the Council.3/4/2025
Government Operations and Regulations Committee
(no description)3/3/2025
Planning and Zoning Committee
(no description)2/18/2025
Metropolitan Council
Council Member Benedict moved to pass the bill on first reading, which motion was properly seconded. Council Member Hancock moved to set a public hearing on the bill for July 15, 2025 in accordance with Rule 28 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council. After discussion, Council Member Hancock amended the motion by moving to defer first reading of the bill to the April 1, 2025 meeting and to hold a public hearing in accordance with Rule 28, which motion was properly seconded. Council Member Benedict moved to table the previous motion, which motion was seconded and approved by the following roll call vote: Yes (28): Porterfield, Kimbrough, Toombs, Gamble, Cortese, Parker, Benedict, Webb, Eslick, Evans, Huffman, Gregg, Welsch, Vo, Kupin, Horton, Taylor, Weiner, Preptit, Johnston, Nash, Benton, Ellis, Sepulveda, Rutherford, Styles, Ewing, and Spain; No (8): Evans-Segall, Allen, Hill, Capp, Hancock, Druffel, Gadd, and Lee; Abstain (1): Cash.
The matter recurred on the motion to pass the bill on first reading, which motion was properly seconded. After discussion, Council Member Johnston called for the previous question, which motion was seconded and approved by the following roll call vote: Yes (37): Porterfield, Evans-Segall, Hill, Kimbrough, Toombs, Gamble, Cortese, Parker, Capp, Benedict, Harrell, Hancock, Webb, Eslick, Evans, Huffman, Gregg, Welsch, Vo, Cash, Kupin, Horton, Taylor, Weiner, Druffel, Gadd, Preptit, Johnston, Nash, Benton, Ellis, Sepulveda, Rutherford, Styles, Lee, Ewing, and Spain; No (1): Allen; Abstain (0).
The matter recurred on the motion to pass the bill on first reading, which motion was seconded and approved by the following roll call vote:2/11/2025
Metropolitan Council
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