---
type: "Bill"
title: "Estates - As enacted, states that the Uniform Partition Heirs Property Act does not apply to sales of land to pay the debts of an estate; revises the method for determining a decedent’s gross estate for purposes of calculating a surviving spouse's elective share. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 31 and Title 34."
description: "Estates - As enacted, states that the Uniform Partition Heirs Property Act does not apply to sales of land to pay the debts of an estate; revises the method for determining a decedent’s gross estate for purposes of calculating a surviving spouse's elective share. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 31 and Title 34."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2184"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2184 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Estates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a787396f-df7a-4ff0-b187-7a6e42d03700"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2184&ga=114"
source_hash: "877406f0e74c95d3572b206ae95444f3f95164a092dad569430ec2ca7ad6aa52"
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 2184 (114) — Estates - As enacted, states that the Uniform Partition Heirs Property Act does not apply to sales of land to pay the debts of an estate; revises the method for determining a decedent’s gross estate for purposes of calculating a surviving spouse's elective share. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 31 and Title 34.

## 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/SB2184.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/23/2026 Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **7–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** 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, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-03-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10 `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 717

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a787396f-df7a-4ff0-b187-7a6e42d03700`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).