Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 2034 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 29, Chapter 3, relative to violations of municipal ordinances.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 821

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 04, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 14, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026

  5. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/24/2026

  6. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026

  7. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  8. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026

  9. Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 4, PNV 1

  10. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  13. Subst. for comp. HB.

  14. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0759)

  15. Passed H., as am., Ayes 56, Nays 26, PNV 7

  16. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/9/2026

  17. Concurred, Ayes 25, Nays 3 (Amendment 1 - HA0759)

  18. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  19. Signed by Senate Speaker

  20. Signed by H. Speaker

  21. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  22. Signed by Governor.

  23. Pub. Ch. 821

  24. Effective date(s) 04/27/2026

  25. Filed for introduction

  26. Intro., P1C.

  27. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  28. Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

  29. Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  30. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  31. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026

  32. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026

  33. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  34. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  35. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  36. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  37. Sponsor(s) Added.

  38. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  39. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026

  40. Comp. SB subst.

  41. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 821

Sponsors

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Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2034 do?
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.
Who sponsors HB 2034?
HB 2034 is sponsored by Harris, Torrey C. (Democrat) and Stinnett, Tom (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2034?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 04, 2025. Enacted.
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