# Tennessee SB 0866: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28, relative to the dispute resolution process for matters involving real property.

Tennessee SB 0866, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28, relative to the dispute resolution process for matters involving real property., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-24 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0866
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28, relative to the dispute resolution process for matters involving real property.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2026-04-24, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Statutes of Limitations and Repose
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (125 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Four-year deadline for homeowners’ construction defect claims: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered construction defect claims in Tennessee must be brought within four years after substantial completion. This covers lawsuits, arbitration, and other binding dispute resolution. Claims must be against someone who performed or supplied the design, planning, supervision…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-26 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 | pass | 85 | 4 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-04-24: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- 2026-04-24: Pub. Ch. 684
- 2026-04-13: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 4, PNV 2 (House)
- 2026-03-26: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0715) (House)
- 2026-03-26: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-03-19: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-03-16: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0518) (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0691) (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Senate Reset on calendar for 3/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/10/2026 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0684.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0734.pdf)
- HA0715: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0715.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0866.pdf)
- SA0518: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0518.pdf)
- SA0691: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0691.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0684.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0734.pdf)
- [HA0715 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0715.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0866.pdf)
- [SA0518 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0518.pdf)
- [SA0691 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0691.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0866-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).