Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly

Tennessee HB2328: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and Title 13, relative to counties.

Status: Chaptered, May 27, 2026

Fiscal Summary OTHER FISCAL IMPACT Due to multiple unknown variables, any mandatory or permissive increase in revenue or expenditures to Tipton County cannot be reasonably determined. 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 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 property 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 governing 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, Clint