Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-3-201: Private or local acts - Transmission to local body or agency for approval

It is the duty of the secretary of state to send promptly by registered or certified mail, with return receipt requested, a certified copy of every act which requires a notification of the secretary of state pursuant to § 8-3-205 passed by the general assembly, which is private or local in form or effect, to the presiding officer of the body having jurisdiction to approve or disapprove the act if, in the effective date, the act provides for such action by the local legislative body, or to the chair of the county election commission if, in the effective date, the act provides for approval or disapproval in an election. The secretary of state, in a separate communication with each such act, shall call attention to the time limit for local action, either as provided in the act itself or as provided in § 8-3-202 .