# Tennessee SB 0843: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-4-409, relative to taxes on transfers of realty.

Tennessee SB 0843, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-4-409, relative to taxes on transfers of realty., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0843
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-4-409, relative to taxes on transfers of realty.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Real Property
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (134 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tennessee wetland money supports more state operations: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee directs 3.25 cents of the real estate transfer tax to its 1986 Wetland Acquisition Fund. The fund supports wetland conservation, and its money cannot buy property through condemnation or eminent domain. Unspent money carries over each year, and unspent investment a…
- Conservation fund transfers shift wetland money: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee’s finance commissioner can transfer wetland fund money to the Tennessee Heritage Conservation Trust Fund. Transfers add money to the heritage fund while taking money out of the wetland fund. Each transfer requires a legislative appropriation and written approval fr…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 81 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2025 | pass | 28 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (36)

- 2025-05-15: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- 2025-05-15: Pub. Ch. 441
- 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 81, Nays 3, PNV 5 (House)
- 2025-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0387) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0386) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 3, PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0426) (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0375) (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0113) (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/9/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/9/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., & NR Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/11/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0441.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0842.pdf)
- HA0386: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0386.pdf)
- HA0387: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0387.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0843.pdf)
- SA0113: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0113.pdf)
- SA0375: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0375.pdf)
- SA0426: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0426.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0441.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0842.pdf)
- [HA0386 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0386.pdf)
- [HA0387 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0387.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0843.pdf)
- [SA0113 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0113.pdf)
- [SA0375 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0375.pdf)
- [SA0426 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0426.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0843-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).