---
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 66, Chapter 2, Part 3."
description: "Real Property - As enacted, makes changes to law regarding restrictions on land purchases by sanctioned aliens or foreign entities. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 2, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2233"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2233 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32da38d0-e3ae-4895-9641-6d32ab93dae2"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2233&ga=114"
source_hash: "36f1d615803529a7b24b349454d4d6907bbb0ad0b031bce54c73402f65cfa51d"
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 2233 (114) — Real Property - As enacted, makes changes to law regarding restrictions on land purchases by sanctioned aliens or foreign entities. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 2, Part 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0794** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0794.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2233.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/23/2026 Passed (2) — **24–4** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (3) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/2/2026 Passed (1) — **26–6** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee 3/3/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **88–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-03** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2026-03-05** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-11** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-03-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 4, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-30** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 6, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-30** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0794) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-31** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-02** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 6 (Amendment 1 - HA0794) `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-29** Effective date(s) 04/21/2026
- **2026-04-29** Pub. Ch. 806

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32da38d0-e3ae-4895-9641-6d32ab93dae2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).