---
type: "Bill"
title: "Annexation - As enacted, requires municipalities to record annexation resolutions and deannexation ordinances with the register of deeds in the county or counties affected by the boundary changes. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51."
description: "Annexation - As enacted, requires municipalities to record annexation resolutions and deannexation ordinances with the register of deeds in the county or counties affected by the boundary changes. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 359"
citation: "Tennessee SB 359 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Annexation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cochran", "Haile"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bee06205-70b7-4787-bc23-c53ba3bbff33"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0359&GA=111"
source_hash: "13544401cfa0b0ea738cdf118099e632850dc2ae218a3dcd48208076a6b8cf2f"
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 359 (111) — Annexation - As enacted, requires municipalities to record annexation resolutions and deannexation ordinances with the register of deeds in the county or counties affected by the boundary changes. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0359.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2019 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/25/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019 3/21/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/13/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: 2/19/2019 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cochran — primary (person)
- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-30** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2019-02-04** P2C, ref. to Local Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Assigned to s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/19/2019
- **2019-02-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-02-21** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/25/2019
- **2019-02-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
- **2019-02-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Local Committee for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2019
- **2019-03-21** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2019
- **2019-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-03-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-15** Pub. Ch. 120
- **2019-04-15** Effective date(s) 04/09/2019
- **2019-04-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 120

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bee06205-70b7-4787-bc23-c53ba3bbff33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).