---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, removes various provisions regarding state property tax, including authority to place liens and issue distress warrants. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8, Part 2 and Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 13."
description: "Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, removes various provisions regarding state property tax, including authority to place liens and issue distress warrants. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8, Part 2 and Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 403"
citation: "Tennessee HB 403 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxes", "Real Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hall", "Jackson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2030db18-607d-4bb8-9ef9-dc98278646e2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0403&GA=111"
source_hash: "7ed58cd34dc3164137bff1546cbed511d99937b60093048dffb5a62f512ee938"
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 HB 403 (111) — Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, removes various provisions regarding state property tax, including authority to place liens and issue distress warrants. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8, Part 2 and Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 13.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0403.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/21/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE LOCAL COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/6/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2019 3/14/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE PROPERTY & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Committee 2/27/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2019 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 2/12/2019 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hall — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2019-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/12/2019
- **2019-02-06** Assigned to s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** P2C, ref. to Local Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-02-19** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/21/2019
- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-02-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Local Committee for 3/6/2019
- **2019-02-27** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2019
- **2019-03-21** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-03-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-21** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-21** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 118
- **2019-04-15** Pub. Ch. 118
- **2019-04-15** Effective date(s) 04/09/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2030db18-607d-4bb8-9ef9-dc98278646e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).