Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3 and Title 13, Chapter 4.

This bill removes exceptions to the process for adopting and making amendments to regional and municipal plans, as discussed below. Generally under present law, if the planning commission initiates and votes to adopt an amendment to the general regional plan, the legislative body must pass the amendment by a majority vote in order for the amendment to be operative. However, in Trousdale, Clay, Cannon, Dekalb, Smith, Macon, Wilson, and Bledsoe counties, if the planning commission initiates and votes to adopt an amendment to the general plan, the amendment becomes operative without further action of the legislative body. Similarly, under present law, if the legislative body initiates an amendment, then the legislative body must transmit the proposal to the planning commission and if the planning commission votes to approve or not approve the amendment or transmits it back with no recommendation, the legislative body must then approve the amendment in order for it be operative. However, in the counties referenced above, if the planning commission votes to approve the amendment, it becomes operative without further action of the legislative body and if the planning commission votes not to approve the amendment or to make no recommendation on the amendment, the amendment does not become operative. This bill removes the two above-referenced exceptions for certain counties to the amendment approval process. ON MARCH 14, 2022, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2503, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 exempts Cannon County from this bill.