# Tennessee SB 1313: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, relative to planning.

Tennessee SB 1313, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, relative to planning., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1313
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, relative to planning.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Real Property
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (107 yes, 18 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Decision deadlines protect some zoning applicants: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee allows local governments to assign certain zoning decisions to building officials or other administrators. A local ordinance must identify covered special exceptions, zoning-map interpretations, and other authorized special questions. It must set specific, objectiv…
- Earlier protection for property owners’ development plans: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee protects qualifying development plans when submitted, rather than waiting for local approval. This covers preliminary plans, or final plans when no preliminary plan is required. Local development standards stay fixed for three years from submission. Plans must subs…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stevens
- Cosponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 76 | 16 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/31/2025 | pass | 24 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 1 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-15: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- 2025-05-15: Pub. Ch. 465
- 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 16, PNV 1 (House)
- 2025-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-03-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 1. PNV 5 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/18/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0465.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1313.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1313.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (signed)
- SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to blood lead level testing. (signed)
- SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed)
- SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (signed)
- SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed)
- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0465.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1313.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1313.pdf)

## Related
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- [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026)
- [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026)
- [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026)
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1313-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).