---
type: "Bill"
title: "Planning, Public - As enacted, allows an owner or agent of the owner of real property to, prior to closing on the property, agree or negotiate to sell the property by reference to a subdivision plat before the final subdivision plat is approved by the planning commission. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3; Title 13, Chapter 4 and Title 66."
description: "Planning, Public - As enacted, allows an owner or agent of the owner of real property to, prior to closing on the property, agree or negotiate to sell the property by reference to a subdivision plat before the final subdivision plat is approved by the planning commission. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3; Title 13, Chapter 4 and Title 66."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 682"
citation: "Tennessee SB 682 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Planning", "Public"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Helton", "Kelsey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2021-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdc6f779-3eec-4b59-b8ac-c8f82239dd01"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0682&GA=112"
source_hash: "172e006638b5f740cb0b96617fbfc5b748599ca80b50ee816f9725ffaf72ad0e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 682 (112) — Planning, Public - As enacted, allows an owner or agent of the owner of real property to, prior to closing on the property, agree or negotiate to sell the property by reference to a subdivision plat before the final subdivision plat is approved by the planning commission. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3; Title 13, Chapter 4 and Title 66.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0682.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/2/2021 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PROPERTY & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 2/23/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/8/2021 Passed (2) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/2/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/11/2021 Passed — **31–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/8/2021 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/8/2021 3/4/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Helton — primary (person)
- Kelsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
- **2021-02-23** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/2/2021
- **2021-02-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/4/2021
- **2021-03-04** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/8/2021
- **2021-03-04** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/8/2021
- **2021-03-08** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/11/2021
- **2021-03-08** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2021-03-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/11/2021
- **2021-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-11** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-03-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-11** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-03-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-03-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-17** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-29** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 39
- **2021-03-29** Effective date(s) 03/23/2021
- **2021-03-29** Pub. Ch. 39

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdc6f779-3eec-4b59-b8ac-c8f82239dd01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).