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type: "Bill"
title: "Real Property - As enacted, requires a description of real property contained within a deed of conveyance of a property not previously described in a recorded instrument to be prepared by a registered land surveyor, or by a licensed attorney utilizing a survey prepared by a registered land surveyor. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 23; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 66."
description: "Real Property - As enacted, requires a description of real property contained within a deed of conveyance of a property not previously described in a recorded instrument to be prepared by a registered land surveyor, or by a licensed attorney utilizing a survey prepared by a registered land surveyor. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 23; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 66."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1970"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1970 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Farmer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a11c48ec-6c52-489d-a59b-1c84d8104ccd"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1970&ga=114"
source_hash: "4dac729c39c6eb86fcd5b720a8786b6abd5eef3a3d94f8e964cd8cae69926a97"
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 1970 (114) — Real Property - As enacted, requires a description of real property contained within a deed of conveyance of a property not previously described in a recorded instrument to be prepared by a registered land surveyor, or by a licensed attorney utilizing a survey prepared by a registered land surveyor. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 23; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 66.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0853** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0853.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA1016** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1016.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1970.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/20/2026 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 3/26/2026 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (4) — **90** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **921** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/25/2026 Passed (3) — **200** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Farmer — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-04** Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-11** Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-18** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
- **2026-03-25** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-30** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-30** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0853) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-31** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-20** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1016)
- **2026-04-20** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date(s) 05/19/2026
- **2026-05-26** Pub. Ch. 996
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a11c48ec-6c52-489d-a59b-1c84d8104ccd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).