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SB0721 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 102 and Title 68, Chapter 120, relative to building regulations.

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Sponsor
Hatcher, Moon
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on the exact impact or enforcement mechanisms for missing deadlines.

Building Code Appeals

This bill changes the time limit for the fire marshal to decide on an appeal involving building or fire code conflicts between city and county regulations from ten working days to fifteen calendar days.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the decision period for the fire marshal in appeals regarding conflicting city and county building codes from ten working days to fifteen calendar days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The fire marshal who handles appeals involving conflicts between city and county building regulations.
  • People or businesses involved in such disputes.

Terms To Know

Fire Marshal
A person responsible for enforcing fire safety laws and regulations.
Appeal
A request to review a decision or ruling, usually asking for it to be changed.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the consequences if the fire marshal fails to meet the new deadline.
  • It is unclear how many appeals this change will affect in practice.

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. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 718
By Moon

SENATE BILL 721
By Hatcher

SB0721
002872
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68,
Chapter 102 and Title 68, Chapter 120, relative to
building regulations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-120-116(a), is amended by
deleting the language "provide a decision within ten (10) working days of receipt of the written
appeal" and substituting instead "provide a decision within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt
of the written appeal".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.