NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — As property taxes rise sharply across Tennessee, voters may soon decide whether the state should permanently remove the option of adding a new layer of taxation.
Tennessee has not collected a state property tax since 1946. But the authority to impose one still exists in the state constitution — and that authority could be eliminated with a single statewide vote.
A proposed constitutional amendment would permanently ban a state property tax, preventing future legislatures from ever enacting one. The measure is set to appear on the ballot during the November 2026 gubernatorial election…