Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 1814 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 62, Chapter 18 and Title 66, relative to land surveying monuments.

Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 20, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 30, 2026.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill creates a misdemeanor for tampering with land surveying monuments.

This legislation makes it a Class A misdemeanor to intentionally move, alter, destroy, or remove property corner, historic, or geodetic control monuments. Such actions must be done knowingly or with reasonable awareness of the monument's significance.

Summary

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense of intentionally moving, altering, destroying, or removing a monument the person knows, or reasonably should know, is a property corner monument, historic land surveying monument, or geodetic control monument. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 62, Chapter 18 and Title 66.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026

  10. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  11. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  12. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  13. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  14. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  15. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  16. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  17. Placed behind the budget

  18. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  19. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  20. Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  21. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  22. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  23. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  24. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Comp. SB subst.

  27. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1097

  28. Filed for introduction

  29. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  31. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  32. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  33. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026

  34. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0562)

  35. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  36. Sponsor(s) Added.

  37. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  39. Subst. for comp. HB.

  40. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0571)

  41. Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 2

  42. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  43. Signed by Senate Speaker

  44. Signed by H. Speaker

  45. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  46. Signed by Governor.

  47. Pub. Ch. 1097

  48. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1814 do?
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense of intentionally moving, altering, destroying, or removing a monument the person knows, or reasonably should know, is a property corner monument, historic land surveying monument, or geodetic control monument. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 62, Chapter 18 and Title 66.
Who sponsors SB 1814?
SB 1814 is sponsored by Bailey, Paul (Republican) and Bowling, Janice (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1814?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 20, 2026. Enacted.
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