---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxes, Ad Valorem - As enacted, requires the assessor of property, in determining whether land is agricultural land for purposes of property taxes, to consider certain factors. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5."
description: "Taxes, Ad Valorem - As enacted, requires the assessor of property, in determining whether land is agricultural land for purposes of property taxes, to consider certain factors. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 711"
citation: "Tennessee SB 711 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Ad Valorem", "Taxes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9ed6a3d-ac55-459d-bc39-029c15060406"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0711&GA=113"
source_hash: "f860f01cd06d8f1694686422183ac22706129e08936fb9791cb1537fd4477267"
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 711 (113) — Taxes, Ad Valorem - As enacted, requires the assessor of property, in determining whether land is agricultural land for purposes of property taxes, to consider certain factors. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0214** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0214.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0404** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0404.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0711.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: as Amended Third Consideration 4/12/2023 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- 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 (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/12/2023 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** 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
- **2023-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/12/2023
- **2023-04-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0404)
- **2023-04-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0214) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 05/17/2023
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 456

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9ed6a3d-ac55-459d-bc39-029c15060406`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).