# Tennessee SB 1935: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 26; Title 30; Title 33 and Title 52, relative to homestead exemptions. Tennessee SB 1935, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 26; Title 30; Title 33 and Title 52, relative to homestead exemptions., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-05 (Effective date(s) 04/14/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1935-2025-2026 - 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 1935 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 26; Title 30; Title 33 and Title 52, relative to homestead exemptions. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-05-05, Effective date(s) 04/14/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Homestead Exemptions - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (160 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More home protections for children with disabilities: benefit, high. Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee extends homestead protections after a death to children age 18 or older with developmental or intellectual disabilities, as defined by state law. Surviving spouses, minor children, and eligible adult children receive the benefit while using the property as the… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Becky D. Massey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Jeff Yarbro (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-30 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 3/30/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 | pass | 88 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/23/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-05-05: Effective date(s) 04/14/2026 - 2026-05-05: Pub. Ch. 709 - 2026-04-14: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-01: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0718) (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/30/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-26: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0718) (House) - 2026-03-26: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-02-26: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-02-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 (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 - HA0718, 2026-03-26: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0718.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0709.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1935.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1935.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1900: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. 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(signed) ## Sources - [HA0718 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0718.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0709.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1935.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1935.pdf) ## Related - [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 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 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 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) - [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) - [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-SB1935-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).