Courts, Municipal - As enacted, prohibits a municipality from remediating a property maintenance violation if the cost may negatively impact the municipality's financial position, or if the cost is budgetarily prohibitive; specifies that, in addition to assessing remediation costs against a property owner in the form of a lien, a municipality may recover remediation costs through all other legal means. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 16, Chapter 18 and Title 29, Chapter 3.

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History

1. 2026
   1. May 4Pub. Ch. 821Latest
   2. May 4Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
   3. Apr 27Signed by Governor Bill Lee.Became Law
   4. Apr 17Transmitted to Governor for action.To Governor
   5. Apr 16Signed by H. SpeakerMajor
   6. Apr 14Signed by Senate SpeakerMajor
   7. Apr 9Concurred, Ayes 25, Nays 3 (Amendment 1 - HA0759)Major
      • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/9/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   8. Apr 9Enrolled and ready for signaturesMinor
   9. Apr 7Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/9/2026
   10. Apr 6Subst. for comp. HB.Major
       • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   11. Apr 6H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0759)Major
   12. Apr 6Passed H., as am., Ayes 56, Nays 26, PNV 7Passed House
   13. Mar 5Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
   14. Mar 3Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   15. Mar 2Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 4, PNV 1Passed Senate
       • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/2/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   16. Mar 2Engrossed; ready for transmission to HouseMinor
   17. Feb 27Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026
   18. Feb 24Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
       • Vote recorded SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/24/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   19. Feb 18Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
   20. Feb 17Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/24/2026
   21. Feb 11Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
   22. Jan 14Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary CommitteeMinor
   23. Jan 13Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
2. 2025
   1. Nov 4Filed for introductionIntroduced