---
type: "Bill"
title: "Assessors - As enacted, authorizes an assessor of property to display \"UNLISTED\" for the first and last name in the ownership field of an online searchable database of property when certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 67, Chapter 5."
description: "Assessors - As enacted, authorizes an assessor of property to display \"UNLISTED\" for the first and last name in the ownership field of an online searchable database of property when certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 67, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2597"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2597 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Assessors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Hodges"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f362381-9925-4942-b2a2-bd44542b93f9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2597&GA=112"
source_hash: "76e4f8b1cec205e4be08b3145f1c0b11fd307c99166c2c37d965827ae3eb2c9d"
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 2597 (112) — Assessors - As enacted, authorizes an assessor of property to display "UNLISTED" for the first and last name in the ownership field of an online searchable database of property when certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0615** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0615.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0889** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0889.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2597.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 4/5/2022 Passed (2) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/14/2022 Passed (1) — **23–5** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022 3/17/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE PROPERTY & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 3/1/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — **88–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Hodges — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** P1C.
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-07** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2022-02-08** Assigned to s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
- **2022-03-01** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-15** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022
- **2022-03-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0615) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-22** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-23** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Comittee to 03/29/2022
- **2022-03-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/5/2022
- **2022-04-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2022-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2022
- **2022-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2022
- **2022-04-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2022-04-14** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0889)
- **2022-04-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-14** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-04-18** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-09** Effective date(s) 01/01/2023
- **2022-05-09** Pub. Ch. 996
- **2022-05-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 996

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f362381-9925-4942-b2a2-bd44542b93f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).