---
type: "Bill"
title: "Zoning - As enacted, authorizes certain counties to adopt a resolution prohibiting a municipality or regional zoning commission from exercising zoning authority outside of the boundaries of the municipality. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13."
description: "Zoning - As enacted, authorizes certain counties to adopt a resolution prohibiting a municipality or regional zoning commission from exercising zoning authority outside of the boundaries of the municipality. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1771"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1771 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Zoning"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/820f3e9d-5a6f-4343-b9dc-edd87a353d3b"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1771&ga=114"
source_hash: "b18e67a02425209dd1f33b245c37cb0253b7d59447f98844be0cac867cf21ed4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 1771 (114) — Zoning - As enacted, authorizes certain counties to adopt a resolution prohibiting a municipality or regional zoning commission from exercising zoning authority outside of the boundaries of the municipality. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA1235** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1235.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0953** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0953.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1771.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **77–15** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/31/2026 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **25–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-24** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-03** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-10** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-24** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-25** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-25** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-25** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-30** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-31** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026
- **2026-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-14** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026
- **2026-04-20** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/21/2026
- **2026-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0953)
- **2026-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 15, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1235) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1090

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/820f3e9d-5a6f-4343-b9dc-edd87a353d3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).