NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — On Tuesday, the state Court of Appeals found “the Small Government Efficiency Act” constitutional and House Majority Leader William Lamberth applauded the decision.
In 2023, the state legislature passedHouse Bill 48, which limited the number of metropolitan councilmembers to 20. The law was seen as retribution against Metro Council’s decision not to support hosting the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Last July, a Nashville court ruled that the law violated the Local Legislation Clause of the Home Rule Amendment to the state constitution. Mayor Freddie O’Connell and Metro Councilmembers celebrated the decision. The ruling prevented the law from going into effect. However, a three-judge panel in the state’s Court of Appeals found the law to be constitutional and reversed the lower court ruling, allowing it to go into effect.
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Lamberth, who sponsored the House version of the law, added that Republicans would “continue to cut waste at all levels of government” in a social media post Tuesday. Senator Bo Watson (R-Hixson) also applauded the ruling…