TACIR hears legislative roundup: broadband, resilience loans, GPS monitoring and housing measures
July 05, 2024 | TACIR, Joint, Committees, Legislative, Tennessee
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TACIR on May 29 received a legislative update from Hannah Newcomb summarizing bills from the 2024 General Assembly that relate to the commission’s prior work.
Newcomb told commissioners that Public Chapter 701 (acts of 2024) extended public-notice timing for annexation and municipal-zoning hearings from 15 to 21 days. On broadband, SB 2907/HB 2910 would have required biannual reporting by grant recipients on unserved locations; the bill passed the Senate but was deferred to summer study in the House Commerce Committee. For community resilience, Public Chapter 686 established a Resilient Tennessee Revolving Fund to provide low-interest loans for projects that mitigate natural-hazard risk and requires online reporting of funded projects.
Newcomb said several bills related to GPS monitoring advanced this session: SB 1972/HB 2692 (requiring certain offenders to wear GPS devices) passed both chambers, and Public Chapter 874 made tampering with GPS monitoring devices a Class B misdemeanor. She noted passenger-rail language enacted in Public Chapter 679 requires TDOT to submit annual reports on transit and rail progress beginning January 2025 rather than creating a separate office of rail.
On housing, Newcomb reviewed bills that became law or were considered in light of TACIR recommendations, including legislation enabling industrial development boards to support multifamily affordable housing (SB 1137/HB 1229, Public Chapter 956) and the Tennessee Rural and Workforce Housing Act (SB 1000/HB 1046, Public Chapter 971) giving the Tennessee Housing Development Agency certain tax-credit authorities and support. Several zoning and tax-related bills were discussed but did not pass or were taken off notice.
Newcomb closed by listing the public chapters and committee referrals that directed TACIR to study childcare, tax collection at point of sale, real-estate fraud and other topics; several of those study plans were later considered and adopted under tab 5.
Newcomb told commissioners that Public Chapter 701 (acts of 2024) extended public-notice timing for annexation and municipal-zoning hearings from 15 to 21 days. On broadband, SB 2907/HB 2910 would have required biannual reporting by grant recipients on unserved locations; the bill passed the Senate but was deferred to summer study in the House Commerce Committee. For community resilience, Public Chapter 686 established a Resilient Tennessee Revolving Fund to provide low-interest loans for projects that mitigate natural-hazard risk and requires online reporting of funded projects.
Newcomb said several bills related to GPS monitoring advanced this session: SB 1972/HB 2692 (requiring certain offenders to wear GPS devices) passed both chambers, and Public Chapter 874 made tampering with GPS monitoring devices a Class B misdemeanor. She noted passenger-rail language enacted in Public Chapter 679 requires TDOT to submit annual reports on transit and rail progress beginning January 2025 rather than creating a separate office of rail.
On housing, Newcomb reviewed bills that became law or were considered in light of TACIR recommendations, including legislation enabling industrial development boards to support multifamily affordable housing (SB 1137/HB 1229, Public Chapter 956) and the Tennessee Rural and Workforce Housing Act (SB 1000/HB 1046, Public Chapter 971) giving the Tennessee Housing Development Agency certain tax-credit authorities and support. Several zoning and tax-related bills were discussed but did not pass or were taken off notice.
Newcomb closed by listing the public chapters and committee referrals that directed TACIR to study childcare, tax collection at point of sale, real-estate fraud and other topics; several of those study plans were later considered and adopted under tab 5.
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