# Tennessee HB 1970: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 23; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 66, relative to real property.

Tennessee HB 1970, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 23; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 66, relative to real property., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Effective date(s) 05/19/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1970
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 23; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 66, relative to real property.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 05/19/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Real Property
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (151 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New deed rules for property owners: cost, low. The law applies to deeds transferring land not previously described in a recorded document. A licensed, registered land surveyor must prepare the property description, or a licensed attorney must prepare it using such a surveyor's survey. Owners transferring this land may face extra surveying or le…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-20 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/20/2026 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 | pass | 92 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-05-26: Effective date(s) 05/19/2026
- 2026-05-26: Pub. Ch. 996
- 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor.
- 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House)
- 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-23: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1016) (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-03-30: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0853) (House)
- 2026-03-26: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee (House)
- 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- HA0853 (Substitute), 2026-03-30: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0853.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0996.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1985.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1970.pdf)
- SA1016: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1016.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0853 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0853.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0996.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1985.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1970.pdf)
- [SA1016 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1016.pdf)

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