# Tennessee HB 0219: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, Chapter 2, Part 3, relative to property.

Tennessee HB 0219, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, Chapter 2, Part 3, relative to property., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-06-04 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0219
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, Chapter 2, Part 3, relative to property.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-06-04, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Real Property
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (156 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New reporting rules for foreign farmland investors: cost, low. Foreign persons required to report farmland interests to the U.S. Department of Agriculture must also send Tennessee a copy. They must file with Tennessee's agriculture commissioner by the same federal deadline. This applies to federal reports made on or after July 1, 2025. Covered foreign persons…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Bud Hulsey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Powers
- Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Todd Warner (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2025 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR &amp; RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2025 | pass | 91 | 5 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE STATE &amp; LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | House | HOUSE CITIES &amp; COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2025-06-04: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- 2025-06-04: Pub. Ch. 337
- 2025-05-02: Signed by Governor.
- 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-16: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0254) (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 5, PNV 0 (House)
- 2025-03-27: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0085) (House)
- 2025-03-27: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-20: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-17: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/17/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/12/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-02-19: Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-19: Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 2/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-03: Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-03: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review (House)
- 2025-01-27: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- HA0085, 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0085.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0337.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0219.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0219.pdf)
- SA0254: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0254.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0085 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0085.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0337.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0219.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0219.pdf)
- [SA0254 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0254.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
- [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026)
- [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026)
- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
- [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0219-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
