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HB2328 • 2026

Tipton County

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and Title 13, relative to counties.

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Sponsor
Lankford, Rose
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Tipton County Act

This bill adds Tipton County to the Neighborhood Preservation Act and allows Tipton County to join the Tennessee Local Land Bank Program.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds Tipton County to the list of counties covered by the Neighborhood Preservation Act, which requires property owners to maintain their properties according to community standards.
  • Includes Tipton County in the Tennessee Local Land Bank Program, allowing it to create a corporation that can manage abandoned or underused land within its boundaries.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Property owners in Tipton County who must maintain their properties according to community standards.
  • Local governments and property management companies in Tipton County that can now participate in the Tennessee Local Land Bank Program.

Terms To Know

Neighborhood Preservation Act
A law requiring residential property owners to maintain their properties at a level no less than community standards.
Tennessee Local Land Bank Program
A program allowing local governments to create corporations that manage abandoned or underused land within their boundaries.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact fiscal impact on Tipton County cannot be determined due to multiple unknown variables.
  • The bill does not specify how the state will share costs with Tipton County for participating in these programs.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB2328

Plain English: House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2328 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2367* House Bill No.
  • 2328 HA1104 012957 - 1 - by deleting SECTION 2 and substituting: SECTION 2.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2367

Plain English: Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2367 Briggs Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2367* House Bill No.
  • 2328 SA0867 014411 - 1 - by deleting SECTION 2 and substituting: SECTION 2.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  2. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  3. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  4. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  5. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for adopt by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  6. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  7. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  8. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  9. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 2, PNV 1

  11. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0867)

  12. 2026-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  13. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  14. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  15. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  16. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  17. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  18. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026

  19. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026

  20. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  21. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government to 3/31/2026

  22. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1

  23. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  24. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  25. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  26. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  27. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  28. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  29. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  30. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  32. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  33. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee

  34. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recalled from Clerk's Desk

  35. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  36. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to Next Available Calendar

  37. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  38. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  39. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  40. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill

  41. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  42. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  43. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  44. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

The "Neighborhood Preservation Act" provides that the owner of residential rental property or residential property is required to maintain the exterior of such property and the lot on which the property is located at a level which is no less than the comm
unity standards of residential property in the area. It is prima facie evidence that the property is not maintained at such community standards if the owner of such property has been cited for three or more separate violations of local building and const
ru
ction codes or property standards governing residential property within a one-year period and the owner has not brought the property into compliance with such building and construction codes or property standards within such period.

Presently, the "Neighborhood Preservation Act" applies to Davidson County, Shelby County, Madison County, Knox County, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Oak Ridge, and Memphis. This bill adds Tipton County.

TENNESSEE LOCAL LAND BANK PROGRAM

The "Tennessee Local Land Bank Program" provides that certain local governments have the authority to create a corporation that is authorized to operate a land bank within the jurisdictional boundaries of the local government establishing the corporation
. At present, the list of such local governments includes Blount County, Davidson County, Hardeman County, Moore County, Sevier County, Trousdale County, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Clinton, East Ridge, Etowah, Johnson City, Kingsport, Knoxville, Lenoir City
,
Memphis, Mt. Juliet, Oak Ridge, Red Bank, Sevierville, Sweetwater, and Whitwell. This bill adds Tipton County.

ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2367, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 makes the following changes:



Adds Tipton County to the definition of a "local government" for the Tennessee Local Land Bank Program within present law.


Adds that the present law pertaining to the budgeting for a county mayor's office applies to all counties, except for Davidson and Shelby counties.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2367
By Rose

HOUSE BILL 2328
By Lankford
HB2328
012568
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and
Title 13, relative to counties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 13-6-105, is amended by deleting the
language "and" after the semicolon in subdivision (3), and by adding the following new
subdivision (4) and redesignating the existing subdivision (4) accordingly:
(4) In any county having a population of not less than sixty thousand nine
hundred (60,900) and not more than sixty-one thousand (61,000), according to the 2020
federal census or a subsequent federal census; and
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 13-30-103(4), is amended by adding
the following new subdivision (H):
(H) Any county having a population of not less than sixty thousand nine hundred
(60,900) and not more than sixty-one thousand (61,000), according to the 2020 federal
census or a subsequent federal census;
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.