---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liens - As enacted, adds former public officials to the list of officials who may contest liens on real property believed to lack any legal basis. - Amends TCA Section 47-9-513 and Title 66, Chapter 21, Part 1."
description: "Liens - As enacted, adds former public officials to the list of officials who may contest liens on real property believed to lack any legal basis. - Amends TCA Section 47-9-513 and Title 66, Chapter 21, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2047"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2047 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liens"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carringer"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eaecc7f4-1092-4ff3-803d-bf07c5b0a16c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2047&GA=113"
source_hash: "c2d50f3f7c6d04c73b5a71c4da126e849dd2d163036b179a7d84aca9c4327e5c"
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 2047 (113) — Liens - As enacted, adds former public officials to the list of officials who may contest liens on real property believed to lack any legal basis. - Amends TCA Section 47-9-513 and Title 66, Chapter 21, Part 1.

## 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/113/Bill/HB2047.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/12/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2024 3/21/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **90–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/20/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carringer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-25** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2024
- **2024-03-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/22/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 744

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eaecc7f4-1092-4ff3-803d-bf07c5b0a16c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).