# Tennessee HB 0123: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 59, Chapter 8, Part 3, relative to abandoned mine lands. Tennessee HB 0123, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 59, Chapter 8, Part 3, relative to abandoned mine lands., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (Effective date(s) 04/11/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0123-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0123 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 59, Chapter 8, Part 3, relative to abandoned mine lands. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-04-28, Effective date(s) 04/11/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Mining and Quarrying - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (180 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Property owners gain protections against mine liens: benefit, medium. Effective upon enactment, Tennessee law adds protections against property liens for abandoned-mine cleanup. Before filing a lien statement, the commissioner must notify the owner of the proposed lien, its amount, and avoidance options. The commissioner cannot file against owners who did not agree t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Powers ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/31/2025 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2025 | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-04-28: Effective date(s) 04/11/2025 - 2025-04-28: Pub. Ch. 189 - 2025-04-11: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-03: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-03: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-02: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-03-31: Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-03-17: Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 (House) - 2025-03-13: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/17/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025 (House) - 2025-03-11: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/11/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 (House) - 2025-02-26: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-25: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-02-19: Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 2/25/2025 (House) - 2025-02-19: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee (House) - 2025-02-12: Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/19/2025 (House) - 2025-02-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-01-28: Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee (House) - 2025-01-16: Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee (House) - 2025-01-15: P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees (House) - 2025-01-14: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-01-13: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0189.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0123.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0123.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 15 of the Private Acts of 2013; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 2… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) - SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 29; Title 35; Title 36; Title 37; Tit… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0189.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0123.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0123.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2557-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0123-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).