---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real Property - As enacted, makes changes to law regarding restrictions on land purchases by sanctioned aliens or foreign entities. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 44; Title 47; Title 48 and Title 66."
description: "Real Property - As enacted, makes changes to law regarding restrictions on land purchases by sanctioned aliens or foreign entities. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 44; Title 47; Title 48 and Title 66."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2553"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2553 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reedy"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 50
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90f7e31b-2eb3-46be-9d82-827ed07099ae"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2553&GA=113"
source_hash: "d2db5fdf2c7ab011e2c9f815fe5ebe1c9a07eb7d30f83de7e29b6b347882cee8"
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 HB 2553 (113) — Real Property - As enacted, makes changes to law regarding restrictions on land purchases by sanctioned aliens or foreign entities. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 44; Title 47; Title 48 and Title 66.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0671** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0671.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0673** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0673.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1062** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1062.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0720** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0720.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0721** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0721.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0866** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0866.pdf)
7. **Amendment SA0867** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0867.pdf)
8. **Amendment SA1047** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA1047.pdf)
9. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2553.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE PROPERTY & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 3/6/2024 (7) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (2) — **75–18** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2024 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/25/2024 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/12/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **26–4** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024 4/17/2024 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **83–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Reedy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-01** Assigned to s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee- Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 3/6/2024
- **2024-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-28** Action Def. in s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee to 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-12** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-25** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2024
- **2024-03-27** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-03** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024
- **2024-04-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024
- **2024-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024
- **2024-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-17** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-17** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-17** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Passed H., as am., Ayes 83, Nays 13, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-22** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1062) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0671) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0673) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-23** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 4, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 5 - SA1047)
- **2024-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - SA0867)
- **2024-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA0866)
- **2024-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0721)
- **2024-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0720)
- **2024-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date(s) 05/21/2024, 01/01/2025
- **2024-05-29** Pub. Ch. 995

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90f7e31b-2eb3-46be-9d82-827ed07099ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).