HOUSE BILL 674
By Bulso SENATE BILL 954
By Johnson AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38;
Title 39; Title 66 and Title 68, relative to gated communities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1.
(a) The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR)
is directed to perform a study of the deterrent effect of gates blocking ingress and egress into communities as it relates to rates of robberies and burglaries, home invasions,
motor vehicle thefts and break-ins, assault and battery, and other violent crimes occurring within and without such gated communities.
(b) All appropriate state departments and agencies shall provide assistance to
TACIR in connection with the study required by subsection (a).
(c) TACIR shall submit a report disclosing the findings of the study and recommendations, including any proposed legislation or interim reports, to the general assembly no later than December 31, 2023.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
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