# Tennessee SB 2184: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 31 and Title 34, relative to civil law. Tennessee SB 2184, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 31 and Title 34, relative to civil law., 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) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2184-2025-2026 - 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 2184 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 31 and Title 34, relative to civil law. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-05, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Estates - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (36 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Required information for conservator appointment petitions: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, petitions asking Tennessee courts to appoint a conservator must include the information listed in § 34-3-104. The law changes this instruction from “should” to “shall,” making the listed contents mandatory. Petitions must still be sworn. This amendment does not list the requ… - New estate valuation rules for surviving spouses: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee courts use the federal estate-tax method to value estates under the surviving-spouse rules. This method follows 26 U.S.C. § 2031(a). Courts leave out assets excluded under Tennessee inheritance-tax rules in Title 67, Chapter 8, Part 3, immediately before § 67-8-318… - Different property division rules for certain cases: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee excludes certain court cases from one set of property division rules. The partition rules in Title 29, Chapter 27, Part 3 do not apply to actions under Title 30, Chapter 2, Part 4. The law changes which rules apply, without setting a payment amount or identifying w… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/23/2026 | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 | | ## Actions (19) - 2026-05-05: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-05: Pub. Ch. 717 - 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: Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10 (House) - 2026-03-30: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-26: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-23: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0717.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2184.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2184.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2228: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 49, Chapte… (failed) - SB 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (failed) - SB 2221: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relative to ambulances. (signed) - SB 2213: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (signed) - SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20, Chapter 9, Part 6; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1; Title 62, Chapter 13; Title 6… (failed) - SB 2177: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0717.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2184.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2184.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2228: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2228-2025-2026) - [SB 2229: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2229-2025-2026) - [SB 2221: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2221-2025-2026) - [SB 2213: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2213-2025-2026) - [SB 2224: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2224-2025-2026) - [SB 2177: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2177-2025-2026) - [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-SB2184-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).