Zoning - As introduced, prohibits the construction of correctional facilities, hospitals, and nursing homes in areas designated as 100-year flood plains; applies to all applications for construction permits submitted on or after July 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13.

HB 293 prohibits the construction of new correctional facilities, hospitals, and nursing homes in Tennessee areas designated as 100-year flood plains. It applies to all new construction permit applications submitted on or after July 1, 2025, directly affecting developers, healthcare providers, and correctional facility operators seeking to build in flood-prone zones. The bill requires all new facility components, including access points, to be built above flood levels, and prevents re-licensing of vacated facilities in flood plains that were previously licensed as hospitals, nursing homes, or correctional facilities. Existing facilities in flood plains may add new sections above flood level but cannot convert vacated portions back to their original use. The law amends Tennessee zoning codes to enforce these flood-risk restrictions.