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SB1918 • 2026

Union County

AN ACT to amend Chapter 87 of the Private Acts of 1973; as amended by Chapter 31 of the Private Acts of 2005; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to Union County.

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Sponsor
Seal, Powers
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Changes Building Permit Fees for Union County

This act changes the building permit fee to fifty cents per square foot for buildings constructed or reconstructed in Union County, with local approval required.

What This Bill Does

  • Sets a new building permit fee of fifty cents ($0.50) per square foot for all buildings built, erected, or rebuilt in Union County.
  • Exempts sheds and barns from the requirement to get a building permit and pay the fee.
  • Removes any conflicting provisions about building permit fees.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who build, erect, or reconstruct buildings in Union County.
  • The local government of Union County that must approve the changes.

Terms To Know

Building Permit
A document required by law before construction can start on a building project.
Local Approval
The agreement of Union County's local government to allow the changes in this act.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act only applies if it is approved by two-thirds (2/3) of Union County’s legislative body.
  • Sheds and barns are not required to get a building permit or pay the fee under this act.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed in State & Local Government Committee

  2. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/13/2026

  3. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to Next Calendar

  4. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee

  6. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/30/2026

  7. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Private Acts Committee to Next Calendar

  8. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/23/2026

  9. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Private Acts Committee to 3/23/2026

  10. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/9/2026

  11. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Private Acts Committee to 3/9/2026

  12. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/2/2026

  13. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill

  14. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  15. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  16. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee

  17. 2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  18. 2025-12-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1465
By Powers

SENATE BILL 1918
By Seal
SB1918
010522
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AN ACT to amend Chapter 87 of the Private Acts of 1973; as
amended by Chapter 31 of the Private Acts of 2005; and
any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to Union
County.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Chapter 87 of the Private Acts of 1973, as amended by Chapter 31 of the
Private Acts of 2005, and any other acts amendatory thereto, is amended by deleting Section 3
and substituting:
SECTION 3. The County Assessor of Properties shall be entitled to a fee for the
issuance of each building permit. The fee for a building permit shall be the sum of fifty
cents ($0.50) per square foot for all buildings constructed, erected, or reconstructed. A
building permit shall not be required for a shed or barn, and no fee shall be collected.
Any provision regarding building permit fees in conflict with the building permit fee
prescribed by this section is repealed.
SECTION 2. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote
of the legislative body of Union County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the
presiding officer of the legislative body and certified to the secretary of state.
SECTION 3. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall
be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall
become effective as provided in Section 2.