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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 2237: Local Government, General - As enacted, requires a local government responsible for reviewing a development application, development plan, or a site inspection submitted by a developer for the purpose of developing real property in this state, within 60 business days of the submission, to approve the application, plan, or site inspection or add the submission to the next available agenda of either the planning commission or the governing body; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 7.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 2237 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Government, General - As enacted, requires a local government responsible for reviewing a development application, development plan, or a site inspection submitted by a developer for the purpose of developing real property in this state, within 60 business days of the submission, to approve the application, plan, or site inspection or add the submission to the next available agenda of either the planning commission or the governing body; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 7. Primary sponsor: Johnson. Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1044.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
JohnsonPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1044
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Companion House Bill substituted
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026
  5. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
  6. Sponsor(s) Added.
  7. Sponsor(s) Added.
  8. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
  9. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
  10. Filed for introduction
  11. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source