SB 198 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, authorizes, until June 30, 2041, a county or municipality that levies a property tax to pay a property tax refund owed to a taxpayer through annual installments applied as credits against the taxpayer's future property taxes if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 67.

SB 198 allows Tennessee's property assessment division to submit its annual report to the State Board of Equalization electronically instead of in paper format. The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Title 67, specifically Section 67-1-202(a)(7), to permit this electronic submission method. This change directly affects the property assessment division (which prepares the report) and the State Board of Equalization (which receives it). The law makes no other policy changes - only updates the required report delivery method.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed May 22, 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
22
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 22, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1136)
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0742)
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Ferrell Haile
Ferrell Haile
RRepublican
TN
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