---
type: "Bill"
title: "Land, Agricultural and Open Spaces - As enacted, extends, from March 1 to March 15, the deadline by which a landowner must file with the assessor of property an application for land to be classified as agricultural, forest, or open space land; makes other revisions. - Amends TCA Title 67."
description: "Land, Agricultural and Open Spaces - As enacted, extends, from March 1 to March 15, the deadline by which a landowner must file with the assessor of property an application for land to be classified as agricultural, forest, or open space land; makes other revisions. - Amends TCA Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 854"
citation: "Tennessee HB 854 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agricultural and Open Spaces", "Land"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Helton", "Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 40
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5bec31e-ef6b-45f2-b056-2307c298b2a4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0854&GA=112"
source_hash: "fa899c0bc0fdfc87ffc8fb49305445062ae5daae4d5d62fe6733fcd173285ed8"
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 854 (112) — Land, Agricultural and Open Spaces - As enacted, extends, from March 1 to March 15, the deadline by which a landowner must file with the assessor of property an application for land to be classified as agricultural, forest, or open space land; makes other revisions. - Amends TCA Title 67.

## 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/HB0854.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/6/2021 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PROPERTY & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 3/23/2021 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/27/2021 4/26/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/21/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/30/2021 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed (2) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Helton — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-30** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-07** Placed behind the budget
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/12/2021
- **2021-04-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-27** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 383
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/11/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 383

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5bec31e-ef6b-45f2-b056-2307c298b2a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).