Tennessee § 4-5-229 - Effective date of new fees or fee increases promulgated by state agency rule.
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§ 4-5-229. Effective date of new fees or fee increases promulgated by state agency rule.
Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), any new fee or fee increase promulgated by state agency rule, in accordance with this chapter, shall take effect on July 1, following expiration of the ninety (90) days as provided in § 4-5-207. This section shall not apply to rules that implement new fees or fee increases that are promulgated as emergency rules pursuant to § 4-5-208(a) and to subsequent rules that make permanent such emergency rules, as amended during the rulemaking process. This section shall not apply to state agencies that did not, during the preceding two (2) fiscal years, collect fees in an amount sufficient to pay the cost of operating the board, commission or entity in accordance with § 4-29-121(b). Acts 2012, ch. 1067, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2012, ch. 1067, § 2 provided that the act, which enacted this section, shall apply to new fees and fee increases created by rules filed with the secretary of state after July 1, 2013.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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