Municipal Government - As introduced, expands the criteria for real property that is eligible for the property owner to petition a municipality to deannex. - Amends TCA Section 6-51-201.
SB 1386 expands who can petition to remove agricultural land from a Tennessee city (deannex). It allows current owners or certain descendants (children, grandchildren, siblings) of the original owner, or businesses majority-owned by qualifying individuals, to request deannexation. This applies only to land annexed without a referendum or owner request, and requires the deannexation not create surrounded unincorporated areas (except with conservation easements). The bill directly affects rural property owners seeking to leave municipalities they were annexed into without their consent.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Last action Feb 12, 2025
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Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
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Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Bo Watson
RRepublican
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