Tennessee Senate Bill 559 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Passed on May 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-24 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, states that property owners should expect that a permit application will be judged on the law in effect at the time of application; declares that the general assembly rejects the pending ordinance doctrine, as described by the Tennessee supreme court in its May 14, 2007, opinion in the case of Harding Academy v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, as contrary to the public policy interests of property owners in this state. - Amends TCA Title 27 and Title 29.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 27 and Title 29, relative to civil justice.

Sen. Paul Rose [R]	Sen. John Stevens [R]	Sen. Ken Yager [R]	Sen. Mark Pody [R]
Sen. Adam Lowe [R]	Sen. Janince Bowling [R]	Sen. Brent Taylor [R]	Sen. Page Walley [R]

2023-04-21 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 72 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-03 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration (Y: 27 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-21 - Senate - SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Y: 7 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-24		Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
2023-05-24		Pub. Ch. 453
2023-05-17	Senate	Signed by Governor.
2023-05-09	Senate	Transmitted to Governor for action.
2023-05-05	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2023-05-03	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2023-04-28	Senate	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2023-04-21	House	Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 19, PNV 0
2023-04-21	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2023-04-21	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2023-04-06	House	Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2023-04-04	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2023-04-03	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-04-03	Senate	Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 5
2023-03-31	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2023
2023-03-21	Senate	Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
2023-03-14	Senate	Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
2023-03-14	Senate	Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/21/2023
2023-03-07	Senate	Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
2023-03-07	Senate	Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/14/2023
2023-02-28	Senate	Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/7/2023
2023-02-24	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-02-08	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-01-30	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
2023-01-30	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-01-26	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-25	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0170 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-24 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 453

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0559&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0559.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0453.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0170.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0559&ga=113