---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appeal and Review - As enacted, expands when the state may appeal an interlocutory order of a circuit or chancery court. - Amends TCA Title 27, Chapter 1."
description: "Appeal and Review - As enacted, expands when the state may appeal an interlocutory order of a circuit or chancery court. - Amends TCA Title 27, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1731"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1731 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appeal and Review"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-15"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d06c6084-0e6f-4d27-bb26-9e7a5996796d"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1731&ga=114"
source_hash: "60c2558e1c525e005555992336bbfb451db1fb77ce99ab66449ba415ea88d93b"
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 1731 (114) — Appeal and Review - As enacted, expands when the state may appeal an interlocutory order of a circuit or chancery court. - Amends TCA Title 27, Chapter 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1731.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/12/2026 Passed — **64–23** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/23/2026 Passed (1) — **26–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/12/2026 Passed (1) — **55–28** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/17/2026 Passed (2) — **7–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-15** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
- **2026-02-17** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-02-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/23/2026
- **2026-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-12** Passed H., Ayes 55, Nays 28, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Effective date(s) 03/26/2026
- **2026-04-06** Pub. Ch. 613

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d06c6084-0e6f-4d27-bb26-9e7a5996796d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).