Legislative

CAI urgently needs your help opposing restrictive legislation in Tennessee that would impact community associations across the state.

CAI needs your attendance at the hearing of the Senate State and Local Government Committee TODAY, Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM in Senate Hearing Room 1 at the State Capitol, 600 Dr. M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Nashville to express opposition to this bill. CAI TN LAC continues to offer fair amendment language that would improve this legislation for community associations, but members of the Committee have continued to ignore these critical changes. We now need CAI members to show up in the hearing room and demonstrate to the Senate that we oppose the bill in its current form.

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If passed, HB 2306/SB 2282  would remove a community association’s ability to regulate home-based childcare facilities within an association if the childcare owner has obtained proper state licenses and permits. The bill will void governing documents for both condominiums and homeowners associations that do not comply with the new requirement.

These cross-filed bills take this concept a step further, and  also impose civil penalties and punitive damage penalties up to $1,000 for violations. This legislation will apply to all new declarations as well as existing declarations amended on or after its effective date which is proposed as August 2026. The bill contains no limits on the number of home-based childcare facilities in a community nor notice requirements to Boards for who is operating these facilities. If this bill passes, providing for the quiet enjoyment particularly for residents living in densely populated communities, such as condominiums, will be extremely challenging.  The Bill will be considered in the Senate State and Local Government Committee on Tuesday, March 17 and the House Cities & Counties Subcommittee on Wednesday, March 18. Contact members of the Senate committee NOW and urge them to OPPOSE SB 2282.

Please also take your advocacy a step further and share this link with your community association industry peers to immediately amplify CAI Tennessee’s voice in Nashville!

This legislation conflicts with CAI’s Residential Childcare Facility Public Policy.  Tell legislators this bill changes the terms of existing association contracts. Residents choose to live in neighborhoods and to establish rules through elected volunteer leaders who have a vested interest in their communities. Such a process establishes reasonable rules and regulations best for each particular neighborhood, rather than state-imposed uniform approaches.

Removing the ability for homeowners to regulate commercial activities in community associations, including childcare, will increase costs, reduce property values for homes in the area and will increase member assessments.

Attend the hearing in Nashville and tell your legislators that Tennesseans in community associations do not support legislation like HB 2306/SB 2282. CAI does not oppose the goal of HB 2306/HB2282 and has worked with legislators in other states to facilitate home based childcare.

With gratitude,
CAI’s Tennessee Legislative Action Committee