# Tennessee HB 2552: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, relative to local governments.

Tennessee HB 2552, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, relative to local governments., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 01/01/2027) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 2552
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, relative to local governments.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 01/01/2027
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: Local Government, General
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (178 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Developers get deadlines and fee refunds: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Tennessee cities and counties face deadlines for reviewing developers’ applications, development plans, and site inspections. They must approve submissions or place them on the next available planning commission or governing-body agenda within 60 business days. Written re…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Clark Boyd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Travis
- Cosponsor: Todd Warner (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 87 | 5 |   |
| 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR &amp; RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 26 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE STATE &amp; LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | HOUSE CITIES &amp; COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 2 |   |

## Actions (40)

- 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 01/01/2027
- 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1044
- 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor.
- 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House)
- 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2026-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0, PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0631) (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 87, Nays 5, PNV 2 (House)
- 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1200) (House)
- 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0797) (House)
- 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-15: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-24: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-03-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-05: Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- HA1200 (Substitute), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1200.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1044.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2237.pdf)
- HA0797: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0797.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2552.pdf)
- SA0631: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0631.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA1200 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1200.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1044.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2237.pdf)
- [HA0797 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0797.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2552.pdf)
- [SA0631 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0631.pdf)

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