---
type: "Bill"
title: "Assessors - As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to emergency response, including requiring certain information be provided to the assessor of property. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 67, Chapter 5."
description: "Assessors - As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to emergency response, including requiring certain information be provided to the assessor of property. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 67, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 397"
citation: "Tennessee SB 397 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Assessors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kyle"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b70a927f-c25c-4f01-ab1f-f0f564964c78"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0397&GA=113"
source_hash: "42f4150ba2ef91e600ea2f72c108e9568784326c44c7883bff297edbcd7d351d"
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 397 (113) — Assessors - As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to emergency response, including requiring certain information be provided to the assessor of property. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0213** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0213.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0423** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0423.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0405** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0405.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0444** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0444.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0397.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/29/2023 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2023 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kyle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-28** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-29** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-04-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/5/2023
- **2023-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-05** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
- **2023-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0444)
- **2023-04-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0405)
- **2023-04-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0423) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0213) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-17** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 259

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b70a927f-c25c-4f01-ab1f-f0f564964c78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).