# Tennessee SB 1847: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to the defense of property. Tennessee SB 1847, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to the defense of property., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1847-2025-2026 - 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 1847 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to the defense of property. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Firearms and Ammunition - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (141 yes, 41 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More legal protection when defending Tennessee property: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee law allows deadly force to protect property at a place where you lawfully reside. You must not be committing a felony or Class A misdemeanor. Your use of force must also be justified under the existing property-defense rules in § 39-11-614(a) or (b). You must reaso… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: White - Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 | pass | 62 | 24 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/23/2026 | pass | 23 | 5 | | | 2026-04-21 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2026 | pass | 21 | 5 | | | 2026-04-21 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2026 | pass | 21 | 5 | | | 2026-03-24 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 1 | | | 2026-03-24 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 1 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1100 - 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Concurred, Ayes 23, Nays 5 (Amendment 1 - HA1054) (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Senate Reset on next message calendar (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Placed on Senate Message Calendar 3 for 4/23/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Passed H., as am., Ayes 62, Nays 24, PNV 3 (House) - 2026-04-23: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1054) (House) - 2026-04-23: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-22: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Passed Senate, Ayes 21, Nays 5, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA1054 (Substitute), 2026-04-23: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1054.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1100.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1847.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1847.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (signed) - SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. (signed) - SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (signed) - SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (signed) - SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (signed) - SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (signed) ## Sources - [HA1054 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1054.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1100.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1847.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1847.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1915-2025-2026) - [SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to fi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1900-2025-2026) - [SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1766-2025-2026) - [SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1771-2025-2026) - [SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1668-2025-2026) - [SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1667-2025-2026) - [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-SB1847-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).