# Tennessee SB 1983: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-5-2701, relative to procedure for redemption of property.

Tennessee SB 1983, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-5-2701, relative to procedure for redemption of property., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (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 1983
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-5-2701, relative to procedure for redemption of property.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Taxes, Real Property
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (110 yes, 17 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Homeowners face deadlines to reclaim tax-sale property: mixed, low. The law applies to Tennessee tax-sale confirmation orders entered on or after July 1, 2026. Each property's reclaiming deadline depends on how long its taxes were overdue. Owners have one year to reclaim property when taxes were overdue for three years or less, and 90 days otherwise. The clock star…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 81 | 10 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/9/2026 | pass | 22 | 5 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2026-05-18: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- 2026-05-18: Pub. Ch. 971
- 2026-05-13: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-05-05: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-23: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Passed H., Ayes 81, Nays 10, PNV 3 (House)
- 2026-04-20: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-04-13: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Passed Senate, Ayes 22, Nays 5 (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)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0971.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1932.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1983.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0971.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1932.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1983.pdf)

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- [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)
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