---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eminent Domain - As enacted, establishes generally that a condemner bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence certain facts relative to public use; grants the property owner a right to have a court of competent jurisdiction determine if the taking is necessary to accomplish the public use. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 17."
description: "Eminent Domain - As enacted, establishes generally that a condemner bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence certain facts relative to public use; grants the property owner a right to have a court of competent jurisdiction determine if the taking is necessary to accomplish the public use. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2119"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2119 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Eminent Domain"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faison"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6fe65d7d-3f61-4f5b-8310-5c048506b1ae"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2119&GA=113"
source_hash: "57a4dd7aa756886aaa3ed4ab2bcca2023a0605eaad7d6fec6d723b9991635c7d"
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 2119 (113) — Eminent Domain - As enacted, establishes generally that a condemner bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence certain facts relative to public use; grants the property owner a right to have a court of competent jurisdiction determine if the taking is necessary to accomplish the public use. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 17.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0591** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0591.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0652** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0652.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0674** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0674.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2119.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2024 Failed — **23–70** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 2/13/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **27–2** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2024 2/29/2024 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/28/2024 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/1/2024 Passed (1) — **78–10** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2024 Passed (2) — **88–5** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2024 Passed (3) — **74–20** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Faison — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-25** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-07** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/21/2024
- **2024-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-21** Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2024
- **2024-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 5, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-07** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0591) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-25** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 2, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0674)
- **2024-03-25** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-28** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/1/2024
- **2024-04-01** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 78, Nays 10 PNV 2 HB2119
- **2024-04-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/22/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 748

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6fe65d7d-3f61-4f5b-8310-5c048506b1ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).