Tipton County - Subject to local approval, authorizes the legislative body of Tipton County to designate a division of the county's general sessions court as the environmental court to hear cases involving the alleged violation of any ordinance relating to health, housing, fire, land subdivision, building, or zoning. -

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The bill lets Tipton County’s legislative body designate a division of its general sessions court as an Environmental Court. That court would hear cases about violations of county or municipal health, housing, fire, land‑subdivision, building or zoning ordinances, and its judge could issue injunctions, order corrective work, and impose modest contempt penalties. The measure only takes effect after a two‑thirds vote of the county board.

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