Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 1970
Real Property - As enacted, requires a description of real property contained within a deed of conveyance of a property not previously described in a recorded instrument to be prepared by a registered land surveyor, or by a licensed attorney utilizing a survey prepared by a registered land surveyor. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 23; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 66.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Farmer (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 26, 2026): Pub. Ch. 996
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/20/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 30, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 30, 2026 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 3/26/2026 (2) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 25, 2026 House | HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/25/2026 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 18, 2026 House | HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (4) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 26, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 996 - May 26, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 05/19/2026 - May 19, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - May 7, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for his action. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 30, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1016) - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0853) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 0 - Mar 26, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 - Feb 4, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 22, 2026 · House
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