---
type: "Bill"
title: "Annexation - As enacted, specifies that property owners, rather than just residents, of a territory proposed for annexation may vote in the referendum on the question of annexation; limits provision for property owners to vote based on ownership to no more than two persons per an individual tract of property, regardless of number of owners of the property. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51, Part 1."
description: "Annexation - As enacted, specifies that property owners, rather than just residents, of a territory proposed for annexation may vote in the referendum on the question of annexation; limits provision for property owners to vote based on ownership to no more than two persons per an individual tract of property, regardless of number of owners of the property. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 557"
citation: "Tennessee SB 557 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Annexation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Whitson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 53
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0db41b91-a1b0-4761-b1d9-a5b62d7d6b67"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0557&GA=111"
source_hash: "8d9b575d7e48ffc98196108b2aee54733eb08fd400bed7fab1d0071ca594b145"
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 557 (111) — Annexation - As enacted, specifies that property owners, rather than just residents, of a territory proposed for annexation may vote in the referendum on the question of annexation; limits provision for property owners to vote based on ownership to no more than two persons per an individual tract of property, regardless of number of owners of the property. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0214** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0214.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0557.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/12/2019 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 5/2/2019 Passed (1) — **90–3** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2019 4/4/2019 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE PROPERTY & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Committee 3/20/2019 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/18/2019 Passed (2) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 5/1/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2019 Passed (2) — **85–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Whitson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-11** P2C, ref. to Local Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** Action Def. in s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee to 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-15** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Local Committee for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-10** Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 8, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2019-04-10** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0214) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-10** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-10** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-12** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-15** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-16** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-18** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-22** Senate refused to concur in amendment 1 `amendment-failure`
- **2019-04-23** H. refused to recede from am. no. 1 SB0557
- **2019-04-23** H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/19
- **2019-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/25/2019
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-25** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-29** Senate refused to recede from its non-concurrence.
- **2019-04-30** Conf. comm. appointed. (Whitson, Vaughan, Freeman)
- **2019-04-30** H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/30/19
- **2019-04-30** Conference Committee appointed by Senate. (Johnson, Watson, Niceley)
- **2019-05-01** Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0
- **2019-05-01** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 5/1/2019
- **2019-05-02** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 90, Nays 3 PNV 1
- **2019-05-02** H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 5/1/19
- **2019-05-06** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-13** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-23** Pub. Ch. 408
- **2019-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/21/2019
- **2019-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 408

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0db41b91-a1b0-4761-b1d9-a5b62d7d6b67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).