---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real Property - As enacted, expands the purposes for which monies in the wetland acquisition fund may be used. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409."
description: "Real Property - As enacted, expands the purposes for which monies in the wetland acquisition fund may be used. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 843"
citation: "Tennessee SB 843 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 36
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/777682df-fa52-4a18-bd03-7898c8176dfa"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0843&ga=114"
source_hash: "1ec7233ee23d79af72710650c5f380eedd3402e3265b005eb8111fffe21ff5c6"
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 843 (114) — Real Property - As enacted, expands the purposes for which monies in the wetland acquisition fund may be used. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0386** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0386.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0387** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0387.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0113** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0113.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0375** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0375.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0426** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0426.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0843.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/15/2025 Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **81–3** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee 3/11/2025 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/26/2025 Passed (1) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2025 Passed — **28–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walley — 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`
- **2025-02-25** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
- **2025-03-04** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
- **2025-03-04** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/11/2025
- **2025-03-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., & NR Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-03-13** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
- **2025-04-08** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-09** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-09** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-10** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-10** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
- **2025-04-15** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 81, Nays 3, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0387) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0386) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 3, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0426)
- **2025-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0375)
- **2025-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0113)
- **2025-04-25** 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. 441

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/777682df-fa52-4a18-bd03-7898c8176dfa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).