SB 1473 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Courts, Municipal - As enacted, prohibits a municipality from remediating a property maintenance violation if the cost may negatively impact the municipality's financial position, or if the cost is budgetarily prohibitive; specifies that, in addition to assessing remediation costs against a property owner in the form of a lien, a municipality may recover remediation costs through all other legal means. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 29, Chapter 3.

SB 1473 would allow municipal courts to require cities to fix property maintenance violations when owners fail to correct them within 30 days. It mandates that cities perform the repairs and then place a lien on the property to recover the costs from the owner. This bill directly affects property owners who ignore local maintenance rules. If enacted, it would change enforcement by shifting repair costs to owners through a property lien instead of relying solely on fines.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 27, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 27, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 25, Nays 3 (Amendment 1 - HA0759)
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0759)
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 56, Nays 26, PNV 7
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 4, PNV 1
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/24/2026
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
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Brent Taylor
RRepublican
TN
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