# Tennessee HB 0773: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1, Chapter 3, relative to legal notices. Tennessee HB 0773, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1, Chapter 3, relative to legal notices., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0773-2025-2026 - 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 0773 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1, Chapter 3, relative to legal notices. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-05-27, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Newspapers and Publications - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (359 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Free viewing and capped online notice charges: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered Tennessee legal-notice websites must allow viewing without a fee or subscription. Each site must be separate from the newspaper of general circulation and owned by a different entity. Publishers must charge by the word, at rates comparable to but no higher than their… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Johnny Shaw (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2025 | pass | 23 | 8 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 3 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 84 | 2 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY POWERS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 90 | 0 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY POWERS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 90 | 0 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 1 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 2025-05-27: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-05-27: Pub. Ch. 500 - 2025-05-21: Signed by Governor. - 2025-05-09: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 8, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/22/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/22/25 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Re-refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/22/25 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0340) (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 2, PNV 5 (House) - 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0533) (House) - 2025-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0392) (House) - 2025-04-17: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-14: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-14: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-09: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-09: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 (House) - 2025-02-12: Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-12: Ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0392 (Substitute), 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0392.pdf) - HA0533, 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0533.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0500.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0760.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0773.pdf) - SA0340: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0340.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - 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 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 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) ## Sources - [HA0392 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0392.pdf) - [HA0533 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0533.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0500.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0760.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0773.pdf) - [SA0340 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0340.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [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 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 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [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-HB0773-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).