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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 971
SENATE BILL NO. 1983
By Taylor, Bailey, Bowling, Gardenhire
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1932
By Vaughan
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-5-2701, relative to procedure for
redemption of property.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-5-2701 (a)(1 )(C), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting instead the following:
(C) The redemption period is determined for each parcel based on the period of
delinquency. Once the period of delinquency is established, the redemption period must be
set on the following scale:
(i) If the period of delinquency is three (3) years or less, the redemption period
is one (1) year from the entry of the order confirming the sale; or
(ii) If the period of delinquency is more than three (3) years, the redemption
period is ninety (90) days from the entry of the order confirming the sale.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it, and applies to
entries of orders confirming a tax sale of a parcel subject to redemption occurring on or after that
date.
SENATE BILL NO. 1983
PASSED: April 20, 2026
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SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
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CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED this 1-:)t,Q. day of ~ 2026
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