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HB1779 • 2026

Taxes, Real Property

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, relative to property taxes.

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Sponsor
Leatherwood, Taylor
Last action
2026-03-18
Official status
No Action Taken
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide details on how it will affect taxpayers who do not receive mail at their last known address.

Property Tax Notice Requirements

This bill requires that notices about seizing personal property due to unpaid taxes be mailed by certified, registered, or first class mail.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the way notice of intended seizure for delinquent tax payments is given.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Taxpayers who have unpaid taxes on their personal property.
  • County trustees and deputy trustees responsible for sending out delinquent tax notices.

Terms To Know

Seizure
Taking someone's property because they did not pay taxes on it.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the notice is returned undelivered.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect taxpayers who do not receive mail at their last known address.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

  2. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    No Action Taken

  3. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  4. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  5. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  6. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  7. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  8. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  9. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  10. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  11. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  12. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  13. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  14. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  15. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  16. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2129
By Taylor

HOUSE BILL 1779
By Leatherwood
HB1779
010784
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67,
Chapter 5, relative to property taxes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-5-2003(c)(3), is amended by
adding the language ", by certified, registered, or first class mail" after the language "last known
address".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.