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HB0512 • 2026

Zoning

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, Chapter 7, Part 4, relative to historic zoning.

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Sponsor
Wright, Lowe
Last action
2025-02-05
Official status
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details about how existing members transition to the new term length, leaving this as an open question.

Historic Zoning Commission Term Extension

This bill changes the term length for historic zoning commission members from five years to six years in Tennessee.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the term of historic zoning commission members from five years to six years.
  • Keeps staggered terms so that at least one but not more than two member positions expire each year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of historic zoning commissions in Tennessee
  • Local governments responsible for appointing commission members

Terms To Know

Historic Zoning Commission
A group appointed by local government to oversee and manage the preservation of historically significant buildings and areas.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how existing members will transition to six-year terms.
  • It is unclear what impact this change will have on commission operations or decision-making processes.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  4. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  5. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  6. 2025-01-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  7. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 339
By Lowe

HOUSE BILL 512
By Wright

HB0512
002215
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13,
Chapter 7, Part 4, relative to historic zoning.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 13-7-403(a)(1), is amended by
deleting the following language:
The terms of members of the historic zoning commission shall be five (5) years,
except that the members appointed initially shall be appointed for staggered
terms so that the terms of at least one (1) member but not more than two (2)
members shall expire each year.
and substituting instead:
The terms of members of the historic zoning commission shall be six (6) years,
except that the members appointed initially shall be appointed for staggered
terms so that the terms of at least one (1) member but not more than two (2)
members shall expire each year.
SECTION 2. Members of historic zoning commissions on the effective date of this act
shall serve out the term for which they were elected, and their terms are not extended. As the
terms expire, the chief executive making appointments to fill vacancies on the historic zoning
commission shall appoint members to six-year terms.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.