Courts, Municipal - As enacted, prohibits a municipality from remediating a property maintenance violation if the cost may negatively impact the municipality's financial position, or if the cost is budgetarily prohibitiv
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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 29, Chapter 3, relative to violations of municipal ordinances.” Read the full text
114th general assembly (2025-2026)
What it does
Courts, Municipal - As enacted, prohibits a municipality from remediating a property maintenance violation if the cost may negatively impact the municipality's financial position, or if the cost is budgetarily prohibitive; specifies that, in addition to assessing remediation costs against a property owner in the form of a lien, a municipality may recover remediation costs through all other legal means. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 29, Chapter 3. Compani
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Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Nov 4, 2025
Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Jan 13, 2026
Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Jan 14, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 · Feb 11, 2026
Senate
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/24/2026 · Feb 17, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 · Feb 18, 2026
Senate
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026 · Feb 27, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 4, PNV 1 · Mar 2, 2026
Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 2, 2026
Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 3, 2026
Senate
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 5, 2026
House
Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 6, 2026
House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0759) · Apr 6, 2026
House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 56, Nays 26, PNV 7 · Apr 6, 2026
House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/9/2026 · Apr 7, 2026
Senate
Concurred, Ayes 25, Nays 3 (Amendment 1 - HA0759) · Apr 9, 2026
Senate
Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 9, 2026
Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 14, 2026
Senate
Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 16, 2026
House
Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 17, 2026
Senate
Signed by Governor. · Apr 27, 2026
Senate
Pub. Ch. 821 · May 4, 2026
House
Effective date(s) 04/27/2026 · May 4, 2026
House
Filed for introduction · Jan 22, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 2, 2026
House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee · Feb 4, 2026
House
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee · Feb 4, 2026
House
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Mar 4, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 23, 2026
House
Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 31, 2026
House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 · Apr 1, 2026
House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 · Apr 2, 2026
House
Comp. SB subst. · Apr 6, 2026
House
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-23 · Passed · Ayes 15, Noes 1, Present and not voting 2
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-04 · Passed · Ayes 6, Noes 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Comp. SB subst. (Apr 6, 2026).