Tennessee House of Representatives 112th House Local Government Committee, 9 Mar 2021

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House Property & Planning Subcommittee House Hearing Room 3

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I'd like to call this uh tuesday march 9 2021 meeting of the property and planning to subcommittee to uh order, I will ask the clerk, who should please call the roll.

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Representative hodges representative leatherwood representative reedy representative sexton, representative wright, chairman moody, chairman carter, chairman crawford.

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Chairman car, you have a quorum. Thank.

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You do we have anything from any of the committee before we get started any announcements. Seen now. I know we have some more people's got some more bills in other committees. So you know me: I will uh roll this right along item number. One has been roll one week item number four has been taken off notice and item number uh seven, but me has been rolled one week. That brings us up to item number two hb 1172 by representing baum representative baum. You are recognized on house bill, 1172 property motion. Second, you are recognized, sir.

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You, chairman, carr, the 2006 county powers. Relief act, allows fast-growing counties to collect a one dollar per square foot uh adequate facilities tax. What this bill does is it advances it moves up in time when that tax is paid currently under the legislation, the tax is paid at the following time.

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It's the earlier of the following two dates: one year after the permit is pulled or the transfer of title. What this bill does. Is it moves that tax payment ahead in time so that 50 percent of it would be paid when the permit is pulled and the remaining 50 percent would be paid at the certificate of occupancy? This is just a way to try and help our counties fast, growing counties by having the tax paid a little bit sooner so.

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I thank you, representative bob, so if this bill passes and your county already has a facilities tax, it would do put this in order. You get 50 50 of it when they buy the permit and they get 50. They have to get the 50 before they give you the certificate of occupancy. Is that correct.

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That's correct: it would be of benefit to counties that are already receiving funds under the county powers relief act. But if a county wanted to move under this piece of legislation it would it would affect them too. It would be of benefit to them too. It's really an incentive to move under the provisions of the county powers, relief act, but.

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Under no way would it cause them to have to do that.

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They would not have to no counties would not would still not have to move under the county powers, relief act.

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Okay, it's resolution based. I got you, okay, any questions or the sponsor.

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Chairman of crawford.

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You recognize thank you, mr chairman, uh representative mom. um Is there any other counties that are doing this? Is this going to be particular to your county or.

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My understanding is that there are currently only five counties in tennessee that are receiving the the tax through the provisions of the county powers relief act. There are more counties that are receiving development taxes through private acts. My county is rutherford county they're, currently currently receiving a development tax through a private act, but with the enticement of getting this tax under the county, powers relief act paid a little bit sooner. I think that rutherford county may move to the provisions of this act, but it's up to them. It's permissive.

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They have to pass a resolution moving under the act, it's ultimately up to them, but only five counties are currently receiving adequate facility taxes under the county powers, relief act.

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Mr chairman and uh final question here what would happen if the project was started, they paid their half up front and then was not completed, or they didn't finish whatever. Would that 50 would would? How would that be handled? At that point,.

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Legally, I'm not sure- and I suppose that there are rare instances like that where something happens to the project a builder goes bankrupt and that tax may not ever be collected, but under the county parish relief act as it's currently written. The tax is paid so late that I would think the provisions in this bill would, if anything, help the counties receive payment, because 50 percent of it would now for the first time be collected when the permit is pulled so to the extent that's a problem.

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This would help address the problem by getting 50 percent paid ahead of time. Thank.

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You, mr chairman, thank you any further questions to the sponsor and I do deal with one county that has a private act on that, so it would not come under this uh this this act, any other questions to the sponsor.

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Seeing none. I guess we're ready for the question. All those in favor of house bill, 732, 11 32, excuse me. Well, let me get it right in a minute here. I can find it wait a minute 11, 72, moving on to full say eye all those opposed no bill moves on the full committee. Thank you, representative. Thank.

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huh I'd come both sides right there, I'm going to double it up. Okay, moving on to item number three house bill, 968 by chairman host claude chairman host claw, you are recognized you're in motion. Second, on that, sir, if you'll explain the bill, please.

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Thank you, chairman committee members. Well I get to chew my cabbage twice. We uh passed this last year from remembrance and it failed to take it up so, basically in a nutshell, hb 968.

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Allows incentives to be offered by municipalities to promote development of single-family housing is pretty much what we focus on here- and this is for tier two to tier four counties.

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Any questions of the sponsor.

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Questions been called all those in favor of house bill, 968 moving on to full committee, say aye aye, all supposed no bill moves on to full committee. Thank you, chairman host claude, thank.

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You, chairman and committee members, all.

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Right item next, four is off notice that moves us over to item number five house bill: 1326 republican hardaway. That bill will be moved to next calendar of next week. Item number six house: bill 633, but representative wright, uh house, chairman roger recognized.

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Thank you, mr chairman. Is it okay if I yes, sir you're fine.

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From the desk, yes, sir, this also is a redo bill that was not picked up by the senate in the last session. It deals with documents, electronic documents going to the register, deeds basically beginning there. It was a cleanup bill. It just clarifies the statement that the person holding the piece of paper.

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We do now I'll give him a second.

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You called for the question right.

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Okay, we didn't we we're off on the wrong foot. Okay,.

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I think we've all been here so long today and said so much. Okay, we're in proper form. Now we had a motion in a second representative right sheriff by simmering recognize now you don't explain, but you can do it again. If you want to no.

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We okay, this is. This is cleanup bill for the register of deeds. It's been here before.

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Any question to the sponsor see now we're ready to vote on the uh house bill. 633, all those in favor of house bill, 633 moving on to full committee, say aye aye, all those opposed no bill moves on to full committee, and that takes care of uh one our calendar. uh Any questions from anyone. Do I hear a motion to adjourn.

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ah We are adjourned. Thank you.

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