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SB0285Introduced in the Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 35, relative to foreclosure sales.

IntroducedSenate Judiciary

Introduced by Paul Bailey, District 15

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Official description

As introduced, changes from a preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing evidence the burden of proof for a debtor to prove that property sold at a foreclosure sale for an amount materially less than the fair market value in order to rebut the presumption that the foreclosure sale price of the property was equal to the fair market value at the time of sale. - Amends TCA Title 35.

Where it stands

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

March 24, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2025

  5. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2025

  6. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025

  7. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

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