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HB2184 • 2026

Civil Procedure

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 20, Chapter 18, relative to civil procedure.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Lankford, Stevens
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 835
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Civil Procedure

ON MARCH 19, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1858, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON MARCH 19, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1858, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, make the following changes to present law:  Removes the present law requirement for the supreme court to select two trial court judges of courts of record to sit with the judge to whom the civil action was originally assigned as a three-judge panel to hear and decide the civil action.
  • This amendment requires, instead, that the supreme court select the three trial court judges of courts of record to sit as a three-judge panel to hear and decide the civil action.
  • Additionally, the supreme court must select one judge on such panel from each grand division of the state.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB2184

Plain English: House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

  • House Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2184 Farmer Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1858* House Bill No.
  • 2184 HA0773 013729 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1858

Plain English: Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Judiciary 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB1858 Gardenhire Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1858* House Bill No.
  • 2184 SA0619 013729 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 835

  2. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 835

  4. 2026-04-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  10. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 20, PNV 0

  11. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0773)

  12. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  13. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  14. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  15. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  16. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  17. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  18. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6

  19. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0619)

  20. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  21. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  22. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026

  23. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  25. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  26. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  27. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  28. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

  29. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  30. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026

  31. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  33. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  34. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  35. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  36. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 19, 2026, THE SENATE
ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1858, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, make the following changes to present law:



Removes the present law requirement for the
supreme court
to
select two trial court judges of courts of record to sit with the judge to whom the civil action was originally assigned as a three-judge panel to hear and decide the civil action.
This amendment requires, instead, that the supreme court select the three
trial court judges of courts of record to sit as a three-judge panel to hear and decide the civil action.
Additionally, the supreme court must select one judge on such panel
from each grand division of the state.



Removes from present law that the venue for a civil action heard by a three-judge panel is
the county where the plaintiff resides, or if more than one plaintiff is a party to the action, a county where any plaintiff resides
;

i
f the plaintiff is not a resident of this state, then venue for the civil action is in Sumner County.
This bill provides, instead, that the venue for such civil action is any county in this state.



I
ncrease
s the
minimum time from 15 to 90 days that a court must give the general assembly to remedy any defects in a redistricting plan
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 1858
By Stevens

HOUSE BILL 2184
By Lankford
HB2184
010563
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 20,
Chapter 18, relative to civil procedure.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 20-18-105(a), is amended by
deleting "fifteen (15) calendar" and substituting "ninety (90) calendar".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.