republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/114/sb-2353.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Registers of Deeds - As enacted, authorizes all bonds for the conveyance of real or personal estate to be registered only if the bond contains the signatures of all parties subject to the bond and the expiration date of the bond; authorizes all agreements for the conveyance of real property or contracts, memoranda, abstracts, or affidavits for the sale of real property, or similar documents by whatever similar or other name, to be registered if such documents contain the signature of the owner of the property or the owner's attorney-in-fact or court-appointed representative, the signature of the proposed purchaser, and the expiration date of the agreement. - Amends TCA Section 66-24-101."
description: "Registers of Deeds - As enacted, authorizes all bonds for the conveyance of real or personal estate to be registered only if the bond contains the signatures of all parties subject to the bond and the expiration date of the bond; authorizes all agreements for the conveyance of real property or contracts, memoranda, abstracts, or affidavits for the sale of real property, or similar documents by whatever similar or other name, to be registered if such documents contain the signature of the owner of the property or the owner's attorney-in-fact or court-appointed representative, the signature of the proposed purchaser, and the expiration date of the agreement. - Amends TCA Section 66-24-101."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2353"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2353 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Registers of Deeds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seal"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0932d7da-70de-4389-9b12-5746c1992c81"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2353&ga=114"
source_hash: "35152f5272b5012887a9f224d3565be9aba6fe7f7f6541602c95ffee86f1d6dd"
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 2353 (114) — Registers of Deeds - As enacted, authorizes all bonds for the conveyance of real or personal estate to be registered only if the bond contains the signatures of all parties subject to the bond and the expiration date of the bond; authorizes all agreements for the conveyance of real property or contracts, memoranda, abstracts, or affidavits for the sale of real property, or similar documents by whatever similar or other name, to be registered if such documents contain the signature of the owner of the property or the owner's attorney-in-fact or court-appointed representative, the signature of the proposed purchaser, and the expiration date of the agreement. - Amends TCA Section 66-24-101.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1087** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1087.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0877** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0877.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2353.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 Passed (1) — **90–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/25/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Seal — 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 State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-24** Action deferred in Senate State & Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-25** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
- **2026-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0877)
- **2026-04-14** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1087) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-14** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- **2026-05-04** Pub. Ch. 865

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0932d7da-70de-4389-9b12-5746c1992c81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).