---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real Property - As enacted, authorizes an offeree to cancel a contract or agreement that was entered into following an unsolicited offer to purchase the offeree's real property that was sent through the mail. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 13; Title 39; Title 47; Title 66 and Title 71."
description: "Real Property - As enacted, authorizes an offeree to cancel a contract or agreement that was entered into following an unsolicited offer to purchase the offeree's real property that was sent through the mail. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 13; Title 39; Title 47; Title 66 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1945"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1945 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haston", "Hensley"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-25"
last_action: "2022-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2bd57a1-3d8f-4498-a837-e749d4013069"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1945&GA=112"
source_hash: "6011b4574d738e8da12e32cfe2b4097447793e737d031aa7eec521aee0420177"
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 1945 (112) — Real Property - As enacted, authorizes an offeree to cancel a contract or agreement that was entered into following an unsolicited offer to purchase the offeree's real property that was sent through the mail. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 13; Title 39; Title 47; Title 66 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0644** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0644.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0802** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0802.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0874** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0874.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0875** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0875.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1945.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/15/2022 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/8/2022 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2022 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2022 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/14/2022 Passed — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/9/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Haston — primary (person)
- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-26** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2022-01-27** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-28** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/9/2022
- **2022-02-09** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/15/2022
- **2022-02-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/17/2022
- **2022-02-17** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/24/2022
- **2022-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-02-24** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-10** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/14/2022
- **2022-03-14** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-03-17** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/24/22
- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/28/2022
- **2022-03-24** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/28/2022
- **2022-03-28** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-28** Senate adopted Amendment #1
- **2022-03-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-31** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2022
- **2022-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022
- **2022-04-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Amendment #3 withdrawn.
- **2022-04-07** Amendment #2 withdrawn.
- **2022-04-11** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/14/22
- **2022-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-14** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 90, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB1946
- **2022-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 935
- **2022-05-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-05-04** Pub. Ch. 935

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2bd57a1-3d8f-4498-a837-e749d4013069`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).