Tennessee Votes

SB1847 Property Defense (Passed 62 to 24 on 4/23/2026). Lowers the legal threshold for using deadly force to protect property.

SB1847 Property Defense (Passed 23 to 5 on 4/23/2026). Lowers the legal threshold for using deadly force to protect property.

Creates a $25 million Farmland Preservation Fund managed by the Department of Agriculture.

Replaces Tennessee's vague "blighted area" definition with a case-by-case standard based on specific code violations, ensures property owners get notice and time to fix issues, limits eminent-domain use, and promotes due process and voluntary sales for redevelopment.

Prohibits the state and its subdivisions from enacting policies that violate private property rights without due process, particularly those linked to "Agenda 21," the 2030 Agenda, U.N. net-zero emission goals by 2050, or any international law conflicting with the U.S. or state constitution.

Prohibits this state and its political subdivisions from adopting or implementing policy recommendations that deliberately or inadvertently infringe or restrict private property rights without due process.