---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, makes applicable to Coffee County, present law that provides that whenever Hardeman County or Cumberland County acquires property at a tax sale, a nongovernmental entity holding a vested and duly recorded contractual right to the payment of fees or assessments secured by such property retains such right; makes applicable to Coffee County, present law that limits such nongovernmental entity to only enforce such contractual rights against the applicable county through the exercise of its lien rights; provided, however, that the applicable county is liable for the payment of the fees and assessments if the county makes actual use of the property. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 67, Chapter 5."
description: "Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, makes applicable to Coffee County, present law that provides that whenever Hardeman County or Cumberland County acquires property at a tax sale, a nongovernmental entity holding a vested and duly recorded contractual right to the payment of fees or assessments secured by such property retains such right; makes applicable to Coffee County, present law that limits such nongovernmental entity to only enforce such contractual rights against the applicable county through the exercise of its lien rights; provided, however, that the applicable county is liable for the payment of the fees and assessments if the county makes actual use of the property. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 67, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1535"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1535 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real Property", "Taxes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bricken"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8756870-1f94-40c8-a08b-e779087823a4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1535&GA=113"
source_hash: "c9163a160d7a9973496c8944e3538f05213afa20c4875184eb2f0911944ebf8c"
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 1535 (113) — Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, makes applicable to Coffee County, present law that provides that whenever Hardeman County or Cumberland County acquires property at a tax sale, a nongovernmental entity holding a vested and duly recorded contractual right to the payment of fees or assessments secured by such property retains such right; makes applicable to Coffee County, present law that limits such nongovernmental entity to only enforce such contractual rights against the applicable county through the exercise of its lien rights; provided, however, that the applicable county is liable for the payment of the fees and assessments if the county makes actual use of the property. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0675** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0675.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0832** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0832.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1535.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2024 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2024 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024 3/14/2024 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024 3/14/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024 3/14/2024 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE PROPERTY & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 3/6/2024 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bricken — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** Ref. to Delayed Bills Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Assigned to s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 2/7/2024
- **2024-02-07** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee of Local Government Committee
- **2024-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-12** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2024
- **2024-03-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0675) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0832)
- **2024-03-25** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Effective date(s) 04/16/2024
- **2024-04-22** Pub. Ch. 717

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8756870-1f94-40c8-a08b-e779087823a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).