---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eminent Domain - As enacted, excludes certain recreational facilities, recreational purposes, and parks from the definition of \"public use\" as it applies to eminent domain. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 17, Part 1."
description: "Eminent Domain - As enacted, excludes certain recreational facilities, recreational purposes, and parks from the definition of \"public use\" as it applies to eminent domain. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 17, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1984"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1984 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Eminent Domain"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Niceley"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d5ea8c8-f78f-47fc-bb19-856444011cf6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1984&GA=113"
source_hash: "285c3db4e9b2f730edb79aeb030a52107e60cbfebeee882e2004a587b404a373"
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 1984 (113) — Eminent Domain - As enacted, excludes certain recreational facilities, recreational purposes, and parks from the definition of "public use" as it applies to eminent domain. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 17, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0644** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0644.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1135** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1135.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1136** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1136.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0677** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0677.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1984.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2024 Passed (1) — **26–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **79–16** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2024 Passed — **26–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Failed (2) — **22–71** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 3/12/2024 Passed (2) — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Failed — **20–72** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1 3/12/2024 Passed (1) — **7–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Niceley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-11** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
- **2024-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-25** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/8/2024
- **2024-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 2, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0677)
- **2024-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-24** Passed H., Ayes 79, Nays 16, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0644) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-31** Effective date(s) 05/28/2024
- **2024-05-31** Pub. Ch. 1034

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d5ea8c8-f78f-47fc-bb19-856444011cf6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).