Sunset Laws

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Sunset Laws

This bill extends the local government planning advisory committee until June 30, 2027.

What This Bill Does

• Extends the local government planning advisory committee's existence to June 30, 2027.
• Removes subdivision (35) from Tennessee Code Annotated Section 4-29-247(a).
• Adds a new subdivision to Tennessee Code Annotated Section 4-29-248(a), mentioning the local government planning advisory committee.

Who It Names or Affects

• Local governments in Tennessee that use or rely on the planning advisory committee.
• The members of the local government planning advisory committee.

Terms To Know

Sunset Laws

Laws that set a specific date for when certain programs, agencies, or committees will end unless they are renewed.

Local Government Planning Advisory Committee

A group in Tennessee that advises on local government planning matters.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens after June 30, 2027.
• It is unclear if the committee will be extended again beyond this date.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 1529
By Jackson

HOUSE BILL 1587
By Lafferty
HB1587
010087
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7, relative
to the local government planning advisory
committee.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-247(a), is amended by deleting
subdivision (35).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-248(a), is amended by inserting
the following as a new subdivision:
( ) Local government planning advisory committee, created by § 4-3-727;
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.