---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real Property - As enacted, specifies that a seller of residential property is required to disclose the presence of a known sinkhole on the property prior to entering into a contract with a buyer regardless of whether the sinkhole is indicated through the contour lines on the property's recorded plat map. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 66."
description: "Real Property - As enacted, specifies that a seller of residential property is required to disclose the presence of a known sinkhole on the property prior to entering into a contract with a buyer regardless of whether the sinkhole is indicated through the contour lines on the property's recorded plat map. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 66."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 623"
citation: "Tennessee HB 623 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jernigan"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2024-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/199b01e0-7dcc-4b40-b90f-17ab4a88165d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0623&GA=113"
source_hash: "818577852a5167b9030ab90fe75b9795b656eb1d5a54a0b83446fc1367957bf0"
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 623 (113) — Real Property - As enacted, specifies that a seller of residential property is required to disclose the presence of a known sinkhole on the property prior to entering into a contract with a buyer regardless of whether the sinkhole is indicated through the contour lines on the property's recorded plat map. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 66.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0506** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0506.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0623.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/28/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 1/25/2024 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2023 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023 3/9/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 1/22/2024 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/7/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jernigan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023
- **2023-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-01-22** Senate adopted Amendment (SA 0506)
- **2024-01-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-01-24** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 1/25/2024
- **2024-01-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-01-25** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 93, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0623
- **2024-01-31** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-15** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-03-15** Pub. Ch. 510

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/199b01e0-7dcc-4b40-b90f-17ab4a88165d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).