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SB480 (substitute for HB444) — Tennessee Property Rights Protection Act
Sponsor: Chairman Hosey
What it does (as described on the floor): Changes the statutory wording from \"blighted area\" to \"blighted property\" so housing authorities or community development agencies may not use eminent domain to take entire areas when most parcels are not blighted.
Floor vote (announced): 81 ayes, 11 nays. Outcome: Passed on third and final consideration.

SB1301 (conforming to HB122) — Tennessee Advanced Communications Network fee use
Sponsor: Representative Scarborough
What it does (as described on the floor): Allows fee assessments collected by the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network to be used for maintenance and improvements of the statewide communications network.
Floor vote (announced): 93 ayes, no nays recorded on the floor at the time of announcement. Outcome: Passed on third and final consideration.

SB306 (conforming to HB459) — Secretary of state authority for corporate filings and foreign-adversary risk
Sponsor: Representative Martin
What it does (as described on the floor): Gives the secretary of state additional tools to prevent use of Tennessee's business-filing system by foreign adversaries or bad actors to mask illicit activity; sponsor cited DOJ/FBI examples of foreign misuse.
Floor vote (announced): 92 ayes, no nays recorded on the floor at the time of announcement. Outcome: Passed on third and final consideration.

HB78 (as amended) — Venue for prosecution of violations of bond conditions
Sponsor: Representative Stevens
What it does (as described on the floor): Clarifies venue for prosecution of the offense of knowingly violating a bond condition is the county in which the conduct occurs; the committee amendment rewrote the bill and the sponsor explained the change on the floor.
Floor vote (announced): 94 ayes, no nays recorded on the floor at the time of announcement. Outcome: Passed on third and final consideration.

SB1377 (substitute for HB494) — Portable benefit accounts for independent contractors
Sponsor: Chairman Baum
What it does (as described on the floor): Allows independent contractors (gig workers, freelancers) to establish voluntary portable benefit accounts for retirement, life, health and income replacement benefits; accounts would be voluntary, portable, and administered by third-party providers.
Floor vote (announced): 82 ayes, 13 nays. Outcome: Passed on third and final consideration.

Other floor actions
- Consent calendar was adopted under rule 50 (clerk announced the consent tally as 94 ayes).
- The House concurred in several senate amendments on the message calendar and set scheduling for committee hearings and a joint convention to consider appellate court confirmations.

Note on tallies and record: The floor announcements above use the roll-call summaries read by the clerk during the session. For full roll-call votes and enrolled bill text, consult the official House Journal and the enrolled bill documents.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Floor Session March 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Tennessee House of Representatives adopted multiple third-reading measures on March 13, 2025, including a property-rights bill that narrows the use of eminent domain and bills on communications-network fee use, corporate filings safeguards, prosecutorial venue for bond-condition violations, and portable benefits for independent contractors.","taxTitle","taxId",0,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":44,"_45":78,"_47":79,"_49":50,"_51":80,"_53":81,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":82,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":83,"_67":-5,"_68":69,"_70":-5,"_71":72,"_73":72},6748526,"Tennessee House narrows \"blighted area\" authority, passes Property Rights Protection Act",327,4060000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2715081-cb4d31a348a4e73b3936735fb3863d30&start=3733&end=4060","/articles/6748526/Tennessee-House-narrows-blighted-area-authority-passes-Property-Rights-Protection-Act","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6748526-7c8816e0e28356020513c448bf89aad4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770608709&Signature=mQCCNxyY1LkF5BBDkSGFDEblpm3UbKBkfMbjoEyE3IdwhjG-uD89JGnHm7s1ZFxEIhyB2Ym9BJEOoqLpfbPJqO8mgYfeO-pgDuwshvQu-y6sRY72jW3RceLdpHbKuYYZ3jIqY~e3YQiuDXk6JUERW1c3fExMFfxs803Drn7a3ogkm53j7xdkPtfFt2R4-yLmP9kbiuQWEXa25QzePxeREoB4-WLRXCSjKAfztq9yQvrQanPInWw4Hm1GYq~38b8Y2n3UpUg3vAFaG7~m9XBu7ldIUcSU4EntdXXYZRXT2kxd0LAkOoourUqcKB06CC~pOtn0L1kklLRtRW7LwDfFdA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tennessee House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 480, the Tennessee Property Rights Protection Act, on third and final consideration on March 13, 2025. Sponsor Chairman Hosey said the measure changes the statutory language so that a housing authority or community development agency may acquire only specifically defined \"blighted property,\" not an entire \"blighted area.\" He said the change is intended to prevent takings of large, mostly non-blighted neighborhoods by eminent domain.

\"This is called the Tennessee Property Rights Protection Act,\" Chairman Hosey told colleagues, explaining the bill would change the term \"blighted area\" to \"blighted property,\" and that under current law housing authorities can take a whole area rather than specific blighted parcels. He described situations in which there were attempts \"to take almost 2,500 homes, most of which were not blighted\" and an attempt involving agricultural land at an I-40 junction.

Not all members were convinced the bill preserves tools for urban renewal. \"That anecdotal example is, is concerning to me,\" General Clemens said, pressing whether the bill would remove the ability to use eminent domain to implement an urban renewal or redevelopment plan. Clemens said the existing statute includes acquisition by a housing authority or community development agency for urban renewal and that the bill appeared to limit that public-use category.

Hosey responded that the bill does not eliminate urban renewal or the ability to develop whole areas by lawful means; \"they still have the ability to acquire that property through a legal means, either purchasing it or financing it or getting grants to get it,\" he said. \"They just cannot take the whole area under eminent domain if the whole area is not blighted.\" He added the bill also includes other provisions described as benefits to both agencies and private property owners but did not detail them on the floor.

Representative Fritz expressed support on property-rights grounds, thanking the sponsor and saying private property ownership was a central value to the nation's founders.

The House approved Senate Bill 480 on third and final consideration; the clerk announced the roll as 81 ayes and 11 nays.

What the bill does and what it leaves unchanged: the sponsor framed SB480 as a limits-on-eminent-domain measure that narrows the category of property that can be acquired by condemnation when housing authorities or community development agencies assert redevelopment needs. Opponents pressed whether the measure would make it harder to carry out urban renewal projects that plan broad-area redevelopment; the sponsor said purchase and other lawful acquisition methods remain available. The bill text and implementing rules will determine the practical effect for local redevelopment plans and for properties currently designated as blighted.

No statutory citation was read on the floor during debate; committee and engrossed texts should be consulted for the precise changes to the code.","The Tennessee House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 480, the Tennessee Property Rights Protection Act, on third and final consideration on March 13, 2025, narrowing the statutory language that allows housing authorities and community development agencies to acquire property by eminent domain.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: House passes property-rights bill and measures on communications network, corporate filings, bond-conditions venue, and portable benefits

Tennessee House narrows "blighted area" authority, passes Property Rights Protection Act