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Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 331 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1935. Nuisances - Authorizes courts to enjoin continuation of public nuisances before notice and hearing is afforded defendant under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 29. Fiscal Summary for *HB1424 / SB1935 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB1424 / SB1935 Present law grants jurisdiction to the chancery, circuit, and criminal courts and any court designated as an environmental court to abate the public nuisances, upon petition in the name of the state, upon relation of the attorney general and reporter, or any district attorney general, or any city or county attorney, or without the concurrence of any such officers, upon the relation of 10 or more citizens and freeholders of the county in which the nuisance exists. A bill or petition may be filed against the person keeping, maintaining, or carrying on such nuisance, and all aiders [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Public Chapter 452 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2007. Nuisances - Authorizes certain parties to sue owner of building that is public nuisance for compliance with building codes; authorizes courts to appoint receivers to abate public nuisance when owner will not do so. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 6 and Title 29, Chapter 1, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB1995 / SB2007 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $60,000 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1995 / SB2007 This bill authorizes any nonprofit corporation, any owner, mortgagee, lien holder or person who possesses an interest of record in any property that becomes subject to the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to this bill, or any neighbor to bring a civil action to enforce any local building, housing, air pollution, sanitation, health, fire, zoning, or safety code, ordinance, or regulation [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Public Chapter 331 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1424. Nuisances - Authorizes courts to enjoin continuation of public nuisances before notice and hearing is afforded defendant under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 29. Fiscal Summary for SB1935 / *HB1424 MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB1935 / *HB1424 Present law grants jurisdiction to the chancery, circuit, and criminal courts and any court designated as an environmental court to abate the public nuisances, upon petition in the name of the state, upon relation of the attorney general and reporter, or any district attorney general, or any city or county attorney, or without the concurrence of any such officers, upon the relation of 10 or more citizens and freeholders of the county in which the nuisance exists. A bill or petition may be filed against the person keeping, maintaining, or carrying on such nuisance, and all aiders [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 452 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1995. Nuisances - Authorizes certain parties to sue owner of building that is public nuisance for compliance with building codes; authorizes courts to appoint receivers to abate public nuisance when owner will not do so. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 6 and Title 29, Chapter 1, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB2007 / *HB1995 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $60,000 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2007 / *HB1995 This bill authorizes any nonprofit corporation, any owner, mortgagee, lien holder or person who possesses an interest of record in any property that becomes subject to the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to this bill, or any neighbor to bring a civil action to enforce any local building, housing, air pollution, sanitation, health, fire, zoning, or safety code, ordinance, or regulation [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Local Government of S&LG Bill TextZoning - Authorizes residents in home-rule municipalities, in counties with charter form of government, to block nuisance businesses from locating in their neighborhood if more than 20 percent of registered voters residing within three miles of such proposed business sign a petition and such petition is filed with the board of zoning. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *HB1493 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Other Fiscal Impact - If local governments prevent the location of a business in a particular area, that local government and the state may experience a decrease in sales tax revenue that would have been generated by the business in the absence of the provisions of this bill. Such decrease may be offset to some extent if barring the business in a particular area leads to higher property values in the area and subsequently higher property tax revenue.
Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Withdrawn. Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3004. County Government - Authorizes the county legislative body by a two-thirds vote to adopt a resolution controlling the setting of fires within the unincorporated areas of the county; such authority is similar to that given to municipalities which pass an ordinance to control the setting of fires within their corporate limits. - Amends TCA Section 5-1-118; Section 39-14-306 and Section 68-201-115. Fiscal Summary for *HB2543 / SB3004Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Exceeds $50,000/Permissive Bill Summary for *HB2543 / SB3004 Generally, it is unlawful for any person to start an open-air fire between October 15 and May 15, within 500 feet of any forest, grasslands or woodlands without first securing a permit from the state forester or the state forester's duly authorized representative. Present law exempts [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate S&L Govt. Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB2543. County Government - Authorizes the county legislative body by a two-thirds vote to adopt a resolution controlling the setting of fires within the unincorporated areas of the county; such authority is similar to that given to municipalities which pass an ordinance to control the setting of fires within their corporate limits. - Amends TCA Section 5-1-118; Section 39-14-306 and Section 68-201-115. Fiscal Summary for SB3004 / *HB2543Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Exceeds $50,000/Permissive Bill Summary for SB3004 / *HB2543 Generally, it is unlawful for any person to start an open-air fire between October 15 and May 15, within 500 feet of any forest, grasslands or woodlands without first securing a permit from the state forester or the state forester's duly authorized representative. Present law exempts [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate S&L Govt. Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB2543. County Government - Authorizes the county legislative body by a two-thirds vote to adopt a resolution controlling the setting of fires within the unincorporated areas of the county; such authority is similar to that given to municipalities which pass an ordinance to control the setting of fires within their corporate limits. - Amends TCA Section 5-1-118; Section 39-14-306 and Section 68-201-115. Fiscal Summary for SB3004 / *HB2543Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Exceeds $50,000/Permissive Bill Summary for SB3004 / *HB2543 Generally, it is unlawful for any person to start an open-air fire between October 15 and May 15, within 500 feet of any forest, grasslands or woodlands without first securing a permit from the state forester or the state forester's duly authorized representative. Present law exempts [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Withdrawn. Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3004. County Government - Authorizes the county legislative body by a two-thirds vote to adopt a resolution controlling the setting of fires within the unincorporated areas of the county; such authority is similar to that given to municipalities which pass an ordinance to control the setting of fires within their corporate limits. - Amends TCA Section 5-1-118; Section 39-14-306 and Section 68-201-115. Fiscal Summary for *HB2543 / SB3004Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Exceeds $50,000/Permissive Bill Summary for *HB2543 / SB3004 Generally, it is unlawful for any person to start an open-air fire between October 15 and May 15, within 500 feet of any forest, grasslands or woodlands without first securing a permit from the state forester or the state forester's duly authorized representative. Present law exempts [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Public Chapter 452 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2007. Nuisances - Authorizes certain parties to sue owner of building that is public nuisance for compliance with building codes; authorizes courts to appoint receivers to abate public nuisance when owner will not do so. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 6 and Title 29, Chapter 1, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB1995 / SB2007 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $60,000 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1995 / SB2007 This bill authorizes any nonprofit corporation, any owner, mortgagee, lien holder or person who possesses an interest of record in any property that becomes subject to the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to this bill, or any neighbor to bring a civil action to enforce any local building, housing, air pollution, sanitation, health, fire, zoning, or safety code, ordinance, or regulation [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 452 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1995. Nuisances - Authorizes certain parties to sue owner of building that is public nuisance for compliance with building codes; authorizes courts to appoint receivers to abate public nuisance when owner will not do so. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 6 and Title 29, Chapter 1, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB2007 / *HB1995 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $60,000 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2007 / *HB1995 This bill authorizes any nonprofit corporation, any owner, mortgagee, lien holder or person who possesses an interest of record in any property that becomes subject to the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to this bill, or any neighbor to bring a civil action to enforce any local building, housing, air pollution, sanitation, health, fire, zoning, or safety code, ordinance, or regulation [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 331 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1935. Nuisances - Authorizes courts to enjoin continuation of public nuisances before notice and hearing is afforded defendant under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 29. Fiscal Summary for *HB1424 / SB1935 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB1424 / SB1935 Present law grants jurisdiction to the chancery, circuit, and criminal courts and any court designated as an environmental court to abate the public nuisances, upon petition in the name of the state, upon relation of the attorney general and reporter, or any district attorney general, or any city or county attorney, or without the concurrence of any such officers, upon the relation of 10 or more citizens and freeholders of the county in which the nuisance exists. A bill or petition may be filed against the person keeping, maintaining, or carrying on such nuisance, and all aiders [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Public Chapter 331 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1424. Nuisances - Authorizes courts to enjoin continuation of public nuisances before notice and hearing is afforded defendant under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 29. Fiscal Summary for SB1935 / *HB1424 MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB1935 / *HB1424 Present law grants jurisdiction to the chancery, circuit, and criminal courts and any court designated as an environmental court to abate the public nuisances, upon petition in the name of the state, upon relation of the attorney general and reporter, or any district attorney general, or any city or county attorney, or without the concurrence of any such officers, upon the relation of 10 or more citizens and freeholders of the county in which the nuisance exists. A bill or petition may be filed against the person keeping, maintaining, or carrying on such nuisance, and all aiders [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Local Government of S&LG Bill TextZoning - Authorizes residents in home-rule municipalities, in counties with charter form of government, to block nuisance businesses from locating in their neighborhood if more than 20 percent of registered voters residing within three miles of such proposed business sign a petition and such petition is filed with the board of zoning. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *HB1493 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Other Fiscal Impact - If local governments prevent the location of a business in a particular area, that local government and the state may experience a decrease in sales tax revenue that would have been generated by the business in the absence of the provisions of this bill. Such decrease may be offset to some extent if barring the business in a particular area leads to higher property values in the area and subsequently higher property tax revenue.
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