Economic and Community Development, Dept. of - As introduced, requires that a broadband ready community’s ordinance or policy for reviewing applications must contain a provision that all applications related to the project be either approved or denied within 30 calendar days, rather than 30 business days, after the applications are submitted. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 13; Title 65 and Title 67.

HB 1146 changes Tennessee's broadband application review timeline by requiring communities to approve or deny broadband project applications within 30 calendar days (instead of 30 business days) after submission. This directly affects local governments in "broadband-ready communities" that review such applications under state economic development laws. The bill amends multiple sections of Tennessee Code (Titles 4, 7, 13, 65, and 67) to implement this deadline change, streamlining the process by including weekends and holidays in the review period. It does not alter the 30-day requirement itself, only the definition of the timeframe.