---
type: "Bill"
title: "Planning, Public - As enacted, specifies that the vesting period established for a construction project or development plan does not expire because of pending litigation challenging a permit; specifies that the vesting period is tolled while such litigation is pending. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3; Title 13, Chapter 4 and Title 13, Chapter 7."
description: "Planning, Public - As enacted, specifies that the vesting period established for a construction project or development plan does not expire because of pending litigation challenging a permit; specifies that the vesting period is tolled while such litigation is pending. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3; Title 13, Chapter 4 and Title 13, Chapter 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 773"
citation: "Tennessee SB 773 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Planning", "Public"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6d45b3d-e88f-4f12-a0e5-542b508194e4"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0773&ga=114"
source_hash: "839c0b1242957970064b75094a3761c42e17efccf55820f75f6203c7ae470794"
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 773 (114) — Planning, Public - As enacted, specifies that the vesting period established for a construction project or development plan does not expire because of pending litigation challenging a permit; specifies that the vesting period is tolled while such litigation is pending. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3; Title 13, Chapter 4 and Title 13, Chapter 7.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0402** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0402.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0430** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0430.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0773.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/31/2025 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/25/2025 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY WRIGHT PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **92–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
- **2025-03-18** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2025
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
- **2025-03-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-03-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-31** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0402) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0430) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-17** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0430) `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-15** Pub. Ch. 440

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6d45b3d-e88f-4f12-a0e5-542b508194e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).