Tennessee House Bill HB1186

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/6/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 13; Title 15; Title 41; Title 52; Title 57; Title 58; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to state government.

Summary

HB1186 makes a narrow change to Tennessee state government law by shortening a statutory notice period in Tennessee Code Annotated Section 4-3-106(a). The bill replaces the existing requirement that notice be given “not less than thirty (30) days” before the relevant action with a new minimum of “not less than twenty-one (21) days.” The bill does not create a new program, tax, or regulatory scheme; it simply reduces the advance notice window by nine days. Because the bill amends a provision in Title 4, its practical effect is to allow the state to proceed more quickly on whatever action is governed by that notice requirement. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law, indicating an intent for prompt implementation. The bill’s caption references multiple titles of the Tennessee Code, but the operative text only changes one notice deadline in state government law.

Impact

The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Section 4-3-106(a) by reducing a required notice period from 30 days to 21 days. This changes state administrative timing requirements and may affect any state action, process, or publication governed by that section, while leaving the underlying subject matter of the statute intact. No other statutes are changed in the operative text, and the act becomes effective immediately upon enactment.

Sentiment

There is no recorded committee debate or vote history in the provided materials, so the bill’s sentiment cannot be measured from discussion or roll call data. Based on the text alone, the measure appears technical and administrative rather than controversial, suggesting a generally neutral or procedural posture.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the available transcripts or voting history. The only potentially debatable issue is the policy choice to shorten the notice period from 30 days to 21 days, which could be viewed as improving administrative efficiency or, conversely, reducing time for public notice and response. No legislators, agencies, or stakeholder groups are identified in the provided record as supporting or opposing the change.