SB1147 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.
The Tennessee State House of Representatives passed SB1147 on April 21, 2023 by a vote of 66 to 22. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because eminent domain or other infringements on an individual’s property violates the U.S. Constitution, specifically the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. The Fifth Amendment explicitly states, “nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” Furthermore, the Fourteenth Amendment declares, “nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”