---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real Property - As enacted, adds requirements for declarant access to and use of deposits made in connection with the purchase or reservation of a condominium unit; makes other similar changes. - Amends TCA Title 66."
description: "Real Property - As enacted, adds requirements for declarant access to and use of deposits made in connection with the purchase or reservation of a condominium unit; makes other similar changes. - Amends TCA Title 66."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1079"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1079 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ec13d97-b69c-45f1-bb17-b4cad526ff7a"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1079&ga=114"
source_hash: "ada43b7a55e6374e7bddfb2db31cfab7c7fbba6be088afd9249c3fecd5df6f22"
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 1079 (114) — Real Property - As enacted, adds requirements for declarant access to and use of deposits made in connection with the purchase or reservation of a condominium unit; makes other similar changes. - Amends TCA Title 66.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0046** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0046.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0029** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0029.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1079.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/25/2025 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2025 Passed (1) — **85–10** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/3/2025 Passed (1) — **28–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-18** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/25/2025
- **2025-02-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-02-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025
- **2025-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 3 `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0029)
- **2025-03-06** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-03-27** Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 10, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0046) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-03-27** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-03-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-30** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-04-30** Pub. Ch. 180

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ec13d97-b69c-45f1-bb17-b4cad526ff7a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).