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. SB1473
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Filed for introduction · Jan 22, 2026
House
Intro., P1C. · Feb 2, 2026
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P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee · Feb 4, 2026
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Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee · Feb 4, 2026
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Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026
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Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Mar 4, 2026
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Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026
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Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
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Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026
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Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
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Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 · Mar 18, 2026
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Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 23, 2026
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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
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Comp. SB subst. · Apr 6, 2026
House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 821 · May 4, 2026
Senate
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
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Passed H., as am., Ayes 56, Nays 26, PNV 7 · Apr 6, 2026
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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
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1Senate · 2026-04-09 · Passed · Ayes 25, Noes 3
REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2026-04-06 · Passed · Ayes 56, Noes 26, Present and not voting 7
Third ConsiderationSenate · 2026-03-02 · Passed · Ayes 27, Noes 4, Present and not voting 1
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar CommitteeSenate · 2026-02-24 · Passed · Ayes 8, 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: Signed by Governor. (Apr 27, 2026).