# Tennessee SB 1849: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 12 and Title 67, relative to local government. Tennessee SB 1849, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 12 and Title 67, relative to local government., 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) 05/22/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1849-2025-2026 - 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 1849 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 12 and Title 67, relative to local government. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Local Government, General - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (317 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Property owners protected from housing takings: benefit, medium. Local governments, industrial development boards, and housing authorities cannot use this housing chapter to take private property through eminent domain. The ban covers essential employee housing developments and any other purpose under the chapter. It does not describe a ban on property-taking po… - More counties qualify for tourism districts: benefit, low. The law expands where local governments can establish regional retail tourism development districts. A county needs at least 100,000 residents under the 2010 federal census or a later federal census. It must border a county with two certified border-region retail tourism development districts. The… - State review required for worker housing: cost, low. Before buying, leasing, or developing essential employee housing, local governments must submit a complete plan to Tennessee's state comptroller. The plan must explain funding, financing, operations, project feasibility, any public-private partnership, risks, and steps to reduce those risks. It mus… - Local financing for public worker housing: mixed, low. The law lets counties and municipalities buy, develop, own, operate, or contract for housing for essential public employees. Metropolitan governments qualify with an AAA/Aaa general obligation debt rating when the law took effect. Each development must have at least 100 homes on one or more connect… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Becky D. Massey (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 | pass | 92 | 1 | | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 89 | | | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 89 | 0 | | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/16/2026 | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1101 - 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: Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 1 (House) - 2026-04-23: H. am. no. 2 reconsidered, withdrawn. (House) - 2026-04-23: Motion to reconsider adopted. (House) - 2026-04-23: Motion to lift from table adopted. (House) - 2026-04-23: Senate refused to concur in amendment (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/23/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1134) (House) - 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1133) (House) - 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA1039) (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0980) (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) - 2026-04-14: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/14/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate State & Local Gov't Committee on 3/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Sponsor change. (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA1134, 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1134.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1101.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1849.pdf) - HA1133: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1133.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1849.pdf) - SA0980: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0980.pdf) - SA1039: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1039.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 - [HA1134 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1134.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1101.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1849.pdf) - [HA1133 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1133.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1849.pdf) - [SA0980 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0980.pdf) - [SA1039 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1039.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-SB1849-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).