---
type: "Bill"
title: "Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, specifies that a party filing a counterclaim, third-party complaint, or cross-claim related to the design, planning, supervision, or construction of an improvement of real property is not subject to the four-year statute of repose. - Amends TCA Title 28."
description: "Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, specifies that a party filing a counterclaim, third-party complaint, or cross-claim related to the design, planning, supervision, or construction of an improvement of real property is not subject to the four-year statute of repose. - Amends TCA Title 28."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 866"
citation: "Tennessee SB 866 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Statutes of Limitations and Repose"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2026-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edeef300-7a96-43ae-b005-e1f6ec587a83"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0866&ga=114"
source_hash: "60d931294a6e72fdc4e1f45421be26ad27f55ecb2b4571edf1e39020801664a2"
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 866 (114) — Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, specifies that a party filing a counterclaim, third-party complaint, or cross-claim related to the design, planning, supervision, or construction of an improvement of real property is not subject to the four-year statute of repose. - Amends TCA Title 28.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0715** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0715.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0518** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0518.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0691** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0691.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0866.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 Passed — **85–4** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2026 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/24/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/10/2026
- **2026-02-10** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/24/2026
- **2026-02-18** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
- **2026-02-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-02-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026
- **2026-03-02** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0518)
- **2026-03-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0691)
- **2026-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-19** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-26** Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 4, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0715) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-03-26** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-24** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-04-24** Pub. Ch. 684

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edeef300-7a96-43ae-b005-e1f6ec587a83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).