# Tennessee SB 0715: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 46, relative to cemeteries. Tennessee SB 0715, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 46, relative to cemeteries., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Effective date(s) 01/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0715-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 0715 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 46, relative to cemeteries. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-04-08, Effective date(s) 01/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Cemeteries - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (159 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fee protections for cemetery customers: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, memorial-care fees are capped at $0.75 per square inch of ground covered and cannot exceed installation fees. Annual memorial-care and installation fee increases cannot exceed the year-end Consumer Price Index percentage, and neither fee can vary by seller. Cemeteries can… - New state fee for cemetery contracts: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, cemetery companies pay $20 per advance-purchase contract from the prior renewal period when renewing registration. Contracts canceled before the renewal request are exempt, and a contract covering both cemetery and funeral merchandise incurs one fee. The money goes into a… - Unused burial rights risk loss: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, burial rights can return to the cemetery after 75 years without known contact with the recorded owner or, if deceased, an heir or beneficiary. The cemetery must conduct a reasonable search, send certified notice to the last known address when available, and post a descrip… - Cemetery care deposits avoid repeat payments: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, cemetery companies must deposit care money for land burial rights: the greater of $1 per square foot or 20% of the transaction amount. That rule excludes lawn crypt rights and land donated free for someone who died under age 18. For lawn crypt rights, the minimum is $50 o… - Cemetery trusts face withdrawal limits: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, cemetery trust distributions cannot exceed 5% of the trust's average year-end market value. The average uses the preceding three fiscal years. If a trust has existed for less than two years, it uses each fiscal year it has existed. This limits money taken from care funds… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-20 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 3/20/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2025 | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2025-03-10 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/10/2025 | pass | 28 | 1 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Bill text - HA0093, 2025-03-17: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0093.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0119.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0715.pdf) - HA0092: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0092.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0715.pdf) - SA0073: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0073.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed) - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) - SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed) - HB 2670: 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… (signed) - HB 2656: 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… (signed) - HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed) ## Sources - [HA0093 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0093.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0119.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0715.pdf) - [HA0092 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0092.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0715.pdf) - [SA0073 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0073.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026) - [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026) - [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026) - [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026) - [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-SB0715-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).