Bill > HB1667

This bill allows cities and metropolitan governments in Tennessee to create a system where fines for breaking the same local rule, or ordinance, increase if the same person or entity breaks that rule multiple times within a year. This applies to home rule municipalities, which are cities that have been granted specific powers by the state, as well as other municipalities and metropolitan governments, which are larger, consolidated city-county governments. The bill amends existing Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) sections related to municipal powers and metropolitan government powers to permit this tiered penalty structure, with the changes taking effect on July 1, 2026.