Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries.
Status: Chaptered, May 27, 2026
Fiscal Summary OTHER FISCAL IMPACT Due to numerous unknown factors, any mandatory or permissive impacts to local government cannot be determined with reasonable certainty. Article II, Section 24 of the Tennessee Constitution provides that: no law of general application shall impose increased expenditure requirements on cities or counties unless the General Assembly shall provide that the state share in the cost. Bill Summary Effective upon the adoption of a resolution by a majority vote of the county legislative body, this bill prohibits a municipality or regional planning commission from adopting a zoning plan, ordinance, rule, or regional zoning ordinance that exercises jurisdiction over zoning, including development, infrastructure, or land use, outside of the boundaries of a municipality. Upon adoption of the resolution, an existing zoning plan, ordinance, rule, or regional zoning ordinance that exercises jurisdiction over zoning outside of the boundaries of a municipality is void and unenforceable. INTERLOCAL OR OTHER AGREEMENT This bill authorizes the county and municipality to enter into an interlocal or other agreement for the completion of, or for the process of winding down, development, infrastructure, or land use obligations in progress prior to the adoption of such resolution. A developer may be a party to such an agreement with the consent of the county and municipal governing bodies. APPLICABILITY However, this bill clarifies that its provisions do not apply to Moore County, Trousdale County, Hamilton County, Knox County, Davidson County, and Shelby County, and do not prohibit a county or municipality from entering into an interlocal agreement for any lawful purpose under state law. ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1771, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 adds a re
What the bill says
A resolution by a majority vote of the county legislative body. Upon adoption of such resolution, an existing zoning plan, ordinance, rule, or regional zoning ordinance adopted under this part exercising jurisdiction over zoning, including development, infrastructure, or land use, outside of the boundaries of a municipality is void and unenforceable. The county and municipality may enter into an interlocal or other agreement for the completion of, or for the process of winding down, development, infrastructure, or land use obligations in progress prior to the adoption of such resolution. A dev.