SENATE BILL 1203 By Jackson HOUSE BILL 1251 By Travis HB1251 003280 - 1 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 8; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to rights of citizenship. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-29-104, is amended by deleting the language in the section and substituting: Unless a court orders otherwise, the petitioner shall pay the costs of this application. SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it, and applies to court orders issued on or after the effective date of this act.