---
type: "Bill"
title: "Annexation - As enacted, allows owners of real property used primarily for agricultural purposes who reside in a territory previously annexed by ordinance upon the initiative of the municipality to petition the municipality to deannex such property, if certain conditions are present. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51."
description: "Annexation - As enacted, allows owners of real property used primarily for agricultural purposes who reside in a territory previously annexed by ordinance upon the initiative of the municipality to petition the municipality to deannex such property, if certain conditions are present. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 938"
citation: "Tennessee HB 938 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Annexation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37e5017c-f890-46e2-ae01-615a5293042c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0938&GA=113"
source_hash: "19f02dade6f0cd3ec132895f328210b30ec1f6316e7b748dfc25a1b38245382f"
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 938 (113) — Annexation - As enacted, allows owners of real property used primarily for agricultural purposes who reside in a territory previously annexed by ordinance upon the initiative of the municipality to petition the municipality to deannex such property, if certain conditions are present. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0278** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0278.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0411** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0411.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0938.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE PROPERTY & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 3/22/2023 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/18/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/21/2023 Passed — **78–16** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/18/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/28/2023 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023 4/18/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **76–16** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/20/2023 Passed (2) — **24–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-15** Action Def. in s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee to 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/5/2023
- **2023-03-29** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Placed behind the budget
- **2023-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023
- **2023-04-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-20** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0411)
- **2023-04-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 76, Nays 16, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0278) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-21** Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 28, Nays 0
- **2023-04-21** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 78, Nays 16 PNV 0
- **2023-04-21** Conference Committee appointed. Watson, Niceley, Briggs
- **2023-04-21** Conf. comm. appointed. (Grills, Hicks T., Shaw, Carr)
- **2023-04-21** H. receded from its non-concurrence
- **2023-04-21** Senate refused to recede from amendment
- **2023-04-21** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-21** H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. SA1 HB0938
- **2023-04-21** H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-19** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-19** Pub. Ch. 398

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37e5017c-f890-46e2-ae01-615a5293042c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).