---
type: "Bill"
title: "Homestead Exemptions - As enacted, increases the amount that must be held as homestead from the sale of real estate that is so situated that homestead cannot be set apart from $5,000 to $35,000. - Amends TCA Title 26, Chapter 2, Part 3 and Title 30, Chapter 2, Part 2."
description: "Homestead Exemptions - As enacted, increases the amount that must be held as homestead from the sale of real estate that is so situated that homestead cannot be set apart from $5,000 to $35,000. - Amends TCA Title 26, Chapter 2, Part 3 and Title 30, Chapter 2, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2015"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2015 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Homestead Exemptions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Mannis"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-27"
last_action: "2022-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a02134ea-040f-4c08-91b1-dc05978c5a4a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2015&GA=112"
source_hash: "879f2c27f5acd2af9b9ae9931eb0db1aa01c0c59a4c475003bf0b44f5d11d2c9"
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 2015 (112) — Homestead Exemptions - As enacted, increases the amount that must be held as homestead from the sale of real estate that is so situated that homestead cannot be set apart from $5,000 to $35,000. - Amends TCA Title 26, Chapter 2, Part 3 and Title 30, Chapter 2, Part 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2015.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/22/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/28/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2022 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/9/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022 3/10/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/1/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Mannis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-02** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-22** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
- **2022-03-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-17** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-03-17** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-03-31** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-04-04** Pub. Ch. 759
- **2022-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 759

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a02134ea-040f-4c08-91b1-dc05978c5a4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).