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HB0863 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 13 and Title 67, relative to local government.

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Sponsor
Faison, Gardenhire
Last action
2025-05-08
Official status
Effective date(s) 05/02/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information about costs or resource availability for implementing these changes.

Changes to Housing Incentive Programs

This bill changes the requirement for multi-family buildings in affordable housing programs to remain affordable for at least 30 years instead of forever.

What This Bill Does

  • Revises the provision requiring all multi-family facilities, buildings, and structures constructed under a voluntary attainable housing incentive program to be deed-restricted to ensure that the affordable housing continues for at least 30 years, instead of in perpetuity.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who live in multi-family buildings that are part of affordable housing programs.
  • Municipalities and counties that manage these programs.

Terms To Know

Multi-family facilities
Buildings or structures with multiple homes, like apartments.
Deed-restricted
A rule that says a property must be used in a certain way for a long time.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much it will cost to implement these changes.
  • It is unclear if all municipalities and counties have the resources to put their rules online.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB0863

Plain English: The amendment changes the duration of certain agreements from permanent to a minimum of 30 years.

  • Changes Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 13-3-603(f) by replacing 'in perpetuity' with 'for at least thirty (30) years'.
  • The amendment text does not specify which agreements or contracts are affected beyond the legal code section mentioned.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1193

Plain English: The amendment changes the duration of certain agreements from permanent to a minimum of thirty years.

  • Changes Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 13-3-603(f) by replacing 'in perpetuity' with 'for at least thirty (30) years'.
  • The amendment text does not specify which agreements or contracts are affected beyond the legal code section mentioned.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/02/2025

  2. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 348

  3. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 348

  4. 2025-05-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2025-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2025-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  10. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0321)

  11. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  12. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  14. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025

  15. 2025-04-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2025

  16. 2025-04-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  17. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  18. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  19. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

  20. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

  21. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0

  22. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0198)

  23. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025

  24. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025

  25. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  26. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  27. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025

  28. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  29. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  30. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  31. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  32. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  33. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  34. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  35. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  36. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  37. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  38. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  39. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  40. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  41. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  42. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  43. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 31, 2025, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 863, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead,
revise the provision requiring all
multi-family facilities, buildings, and structures constructed under a voluntary attainable housing incentive program
to
be deed-restricted to ensure that the attainable housing continues

for at least 30 years
, instead o
f
in perpetuity.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 1193
By Gardenhire

HOUSE BILL 863
By Faison

HB0863
003072
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 13 and
Title 67, relative to local government.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 5-1-127, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(c) In addition to the charter of incorporation, municipalities and counties may
post their code of ordinances or adopted resolutions, as applicable, on a website
maintained by the municipality or county, or on the website maintained by the secretary
of state if the municipality or county does not have or maintain a website. New
ordinances and resolutions must be posted within one (1) month of their adoption.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.