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HB2328 • 2026

County Government

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

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Lankford, Rose
Last action
2026-05-27
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1130
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

County Government

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 community standards of residential prope rty in the area.

What This Bill Does

  • 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 community standards of residential prope rty 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 construction codes or property standards go verning 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.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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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 2-0 to HB2328

Plain English: Amendment No.

  • Amendment No.
  • 2 to HB2328 Lankford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2367* House Bill No.
  • 2328 HA1211 018314 - 1 - by deleting SECTION 3 and renumbering the subsequent section accordingly.
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. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1130

  2. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/22/2026

  3. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 1130

  4. 2026-05-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-05-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 83, Nays 2 PNV 5

  10. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 32, Nayes 0

  11. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Lankford, Maberry, White, Parkinson)

  12. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence

  13. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026

  14. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Conference Committee appointed (Rose, Taylor, Kyle)

  15. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate refused to recede from amendment

  16. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026

  17. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. refused to recede from H. am. no. 2

  18. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/22/26

  19. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate refused to concur in amendment

  20. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  21. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026

  22. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 79, Nays 11, PNV 1

  23. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1211)

  24. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1104)

  25. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  26. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  28. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  29. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  31. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  34. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  35. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  36. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0867)

  37. 2026-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  38. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  39. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  40. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  41. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  42. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  43. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  44. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  45. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  46. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  47. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  48. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  49. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  50. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  51. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  52. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  53. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  54. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  55. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  56. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  57. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  58. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee

  59. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recalled from Clerk's Desk

  60. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  61. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  62. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  63. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  64. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  65. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill

  66. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  67. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  68. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  69. 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 community standards of residential prope
rty 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 construction codes or property standards
go
verning 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.

ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2367 FOR HOUSE BILL 2328, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2367, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #2 removes the provision that exempts Davidson and Shelby counties from present law pertaining to the budgeting for a county mayor's office.

ON APRIL 22, 2026, THE SENATE NON-CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENT #2.

ON APRIL 22, 2026, THE HOUSE REFUSED TO RECEDE IN ITS ACTIONS IN ADOPTING HOUSE AMENDMENT #2.

ON APRIL 23, 2026, THE SENATE REFUSED TO RECEDE FROM ITS NON-CONCURRENCE IN HOUSE AMENDMENT #2 AND APPOINTED A
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.

ON APRIL 23, 2026, THE HOUSE APPOINTED A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.

ON APRIL 23, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT AND MADE IT THE ACTION OF THE SENATE.

ON APRIL 23, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT AND MADE IT THE ACTION OF THE HOUSE.

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.