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type: "Bill"
title: "Taxes, Agricultural and Open Spaces - As enacted, clarifies that the minimum size requirement of 15 acres for land to be eligible to be classified as forest land for purposes of assessment and reduced property taxes may be achieved with a single tract or with two noncontiguous tracts separated only by a road, body of water, or public or private easement. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-1004."
description: "Taxes, Agricultural and Open Spaces - As enacted, clarifies that the minimum size requirement of 15 acres for land to be eligible to be classified as forest land for purposes of assessment and reduced property taxes may be achieved with a single tract or with two noncontiguous tracts separated only by a road, body of water, or public or private easement. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-1004."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1688"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1688 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agricultural and Open Spaces", "Taxes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2536fae-86f2-4159-9076-00dc64b2fef2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1688&GA=112"
source_hash: "bb124a5e0d694e8cf0b5390c9fc776d97452030f38cfe3eaa946cf76ff8a234b"
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 1688 (112) — Taxes, Agricultural and Open Spaces - As enacted, clarifies that the minimum size requirement of 15 acres for land to be eligible to be classified as forest land for purposes of assessment and reduced property taxes may be achieved with a single tract or with two noncontiguous tracts separated only by a road, body of water, or public or private easement. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-1004.
## 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/SB1688.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/28/2022 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PROPERTY & PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 2/8/2022 — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/15/2022 — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/22/2022 Passed — **80** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2022 Passed — **880** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Crowe — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2022-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-20** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-24** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Assigned to s/c Property & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** Placed on s/c cal Property & Planning Subcommittee for 2/8/2022
- **2022-02-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-09** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/15/2022
- **2022-02-15** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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
- **2022-02-22** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-24** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-02-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-03-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-03-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 658
- **2022-03-23** Effective date(s) 03/15/2022
- **2022-03-23** Pub. Ch. 658
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2536fae-86f2-4159-9076-00dc64b2fef2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).