---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tullahoma - Subject to local approval, deletes limitation that actions by a city attorney to collect tax liens cannot include more than 25 defendants; authorizes a city attorney to follow certain statutory provisions regarding the recovery of delinquent property taxes. - Amends Chapter 553 of the Acts of 1903; as amended."
description: "Tullahoma - Subject to local approval, deletes limitation that actions by a city attorney to collect tax liens cannot include more than 25 defendants; authorizes a city attorney to follow certain statutory provisions regarding the recovery of delinquent property taxes. - Amends Chapter 553 of the Acts of 1903; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2887"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2887 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tullahoma"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowling", "Bricken"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-08"
last_action: "2022-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1736b678-0ef7-48ae-a053-0b5c3d20b5ca"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2887&GA=112"
source_hash: "694c5f451d14ba6126cf15126169045aa16ba02e591ead7045cca7e0bd04785d"
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 HB 2887 (112) — Tullahoma - Subject to local approval, deletes limitation that actions by a city attorney to collect tax liens cannot include more than 25 defendants; authorizes a city attorney to follow certain statutory provisions regarding the recovery of delinquent property taxes. - Amends Chapter 553 of the Acts of 1903; as amended.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2887.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/28/2022 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/7/2022 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/22/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/28/2022 2/24/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bowling — primary (person)
- Bricken — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-14** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/24/2022
- **2022-02-24** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-28** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-03** Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 3/7/2022
- **2022-03-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-07** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-03-07** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-03-08** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-03-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-30** Pr. Ch. 39
- **2022-03-30** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 39

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1736b678-0ef7-48ae-a053-0b5c3d20b5ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).