---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil Procedure - As enacted, increases minimum time from 15 to 90 days that a court must give the general assembly to remedy any defects in a redistricting plan; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 20, Chapter 18."
description: "Civil Procedure - As enacted, increases minimum time from 15 to 90 days that a court must give the general assembly to remedy any defects in a redistricting plan; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 20, Chapter 18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1858"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1858 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd29ccf3-8bfd-4421-aa7b-2f8c84cd146a"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1858&ga=114"
source_hash: "b4eacf0faaf1d66b4dc022ea939892354ec43ff9dd40d25bf1278923b339f991"
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 1858 (114) — Civil Procedure - As enacted, increases minimum time from 15 to 90 days that a court must give the general assembly to remedy any defects in a redistricting plan; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 20, Chapter 18.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0773** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0773.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0619** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0619.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1858.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 Passed (1) — **76–20** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/9/2026 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 Passed (1) — **27–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2026-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026
- **2026-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0619)
- **2026-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-14** Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 20, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0773) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-14** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 835

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd29ccf3-8bfd-4421-aa7b-2f8c84cd146a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).