Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly

Tennessee HB1913: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 5, relative to administrative rules.

Status: Chaptered, May 26, 2026

Fiscal Summary STATE GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURESGeneral FundFY26-27 & Subsequent Years$385,800Total Positions Required: 3 OTHER FISCAL IMPACT The Fiscal Review Committee staff does not have sufficient office space to accommodate the addition of three positions and equipment. Future accommodations for such, as well as any one-time and recurring costs associated with their placement, are unknown and cannot be quantified with reasonable certainty. Bill Summary Present law provides the notice requirements for agencies that must hold a public hearing as part of their rulemaking process. This bill requires such an agency to prominently publish the new or amended rule on its homepage during the 45-day period prior to the public hearing for which there is a public comment period regarding the new or amended rule. Further, this bill requires that an agency make a good faith effort to notify each trade association or organization operating in this state that represents the regulated community and that may be impacted by the new or amended rule at least 45 days prior to the public hearing for which there is a public comment period regarding the new or amended rule. Such notice must be sent by electronic mail, include a copy of the new or amended rule, and must request that the association or organization provide comments during such public comment period for the purpose of generating a fiscal impact statement. As used in this bill, a "fiscal impact statement" means the estimate of the actual cost of compliance of a new or amended rule based on its projected and collective fiscal impact on the regulated industry, trade, business, or community, excluding speculative, anti-competitive, or hypothetical costs, and assumptions and reasoning upon which the actual costs of compliance are based. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT This bill requires an