# Tennessee SB 1473: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 29, Chapter 3, relative to violations of municipal ordinances. Tennessee SB 1473, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 29, Chapter 3, relative to violations of municipal ordinances., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-04 (Effective date(s) 04/27/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1473-2025-2026 - 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 1473 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 29, Chapter 3, relative to violations of municipal ordinances. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-11-04 - Last action: 2026-05-04, Effective date(s) 04/27/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Courts, Municipal - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (116 yes, 34 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Property owners face city cleanup charges: cost, low. Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee cities may fix property-maintenance violations even when other laws conflict. Cities may act after a municipal court finds a violation and it remains unfixed for 30 days. Cities pay upfront but may charge property owners costs that meet reasonable standards. T… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/9/2026 | pass | 25 | 3 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 56 | 26 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/2/2026 | pass | 27 | 4 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-05-04: Effective date(s) 04/27/2026 - 2026-05-04: Pub. Ch. 821 - 2026-04-27: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-14: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Concurred, Ayes 25, Nays 3 (Amendment 1 - HA0759) (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/9/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Passed H., as am., Ayes 56, Nays 26, PNV 7 (House) - 2026-04-06: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0759) (House) - 2026-04-06: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-05: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 4, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-11-04: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA0759 (Substitute), 2026-04-06: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0759.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0821.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1473.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1473.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (signed) - SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to blood lead level testing. (signed) - SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed) - SB 0855: 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… (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [HA0759 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0759.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0821.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1473.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1473.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026) - [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026) - [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026) - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-SB1473-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).