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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Housing - As enacted, deletes the definition of \"blighted area\" and defines \"blighted property\" for purposes of condemnation by housing authorities; clarifies that housing authorities may acquire real property without using eminent domain; authorizes housing authorities to pay more than fair market value for properties that are not blighted but that are in a blighted area; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 20; Title 13, Chapter 21 and Title 29, Chapter 17."
+description: "Housing - As enacted, deletes the definition of \"blighted area\" and defines \"blighted property\" for purposes of condemnation by housing authorities; clarifies that housing authorities may acquire real property without using eminent domain; authorizes housing authorities to pay more than fair market value for properties that are not blighted but that are in a blighted area; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 20; Title 13, Chapter 21 and Title 29, Chapter 17."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "114"
+identifier: "SB 480"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 480 (114)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Housing"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bowling"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-01-29"
+last_action: "2025-04-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad8a49cb-985c-4f51-926e-e4ae30920bd1"
+source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0480&ga=114"
+source_hash: "1f51611761b6b948c5036fe9d90d29adbf84224db07ab6c3534ac7cf96b73228"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 480 (114) — Housing - As enacted, deletes the definition of "blighted area" and defines "blighted property" for purposes of condemnation by housing authorities; clarifies that housing authorities may acquire real property without using eminent domain; authorizes housing authorities to pay more than fair market value for properties that are not blighted but that are in a blighted area; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 20; Title 13, Chapter 21 and Title 29, Chapter 17.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0480.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2025 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/20/2025 Passed (1) — **81–11** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/6/2025 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bowling — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-19** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2025
+- **2025-02-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2025-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2025-03-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/6/2025
+- **2025-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2025-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2025-03-06** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2025-03-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2025-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2025-03-20** Passed H., Ayes 81, Nays 11, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2025-03-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2025-03-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-03-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-03-25** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-04-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2025-04-08** Effective date(s) 04/03/2025
+- **2025-04-08** Pub. Ch. 114
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad8a49cb-985c-4f51-926e-e4ae30920bd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+