HB1720

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries.

Complete·5/27/26

Tennessee HB1720 prohibits municipalities and regional planning commissions from zoning outside municipal boundaries in certain counties.

Tennessee HB1720 amends state law to prevent municipalities and regional planning commissions from adopting zoning plans, ordinances, rules, or regional zoning ordinances that apply outside municipal boundaries. This prohibition applies to counties with populations under 341,500 according to the 2020 federal census, excluding those with a metropolitan form of government. The law allows counties and municipalities to enter into agreements to manage ongoing development, infrastructure, or land use obligations.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

10 Yea

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1 Nay

R

1 Not Voting

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History

May 27

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1090

Apr 22

House

Comp. SB subst.

Apr 22

House

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