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TN HB 2261

died on adjournment

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.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 2261 pass?

No. TN HB 2261 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-04): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 865

What is TN HB 2261 about?

TN HB 2261 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “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.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 2261?

Martin G is the primary sponsor of TN HB 2261.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-05-04 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 865
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Martin Gprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-02

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-04

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-05

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-25

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  6. 2026-03-04

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  7. 2026-03-04

    Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  8. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  9. 2026-03-11

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  11. 2026-03-18

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  12. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  13. 2026-03-25

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  14. 2026-04-01

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026

  15. 2026-04-01

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026

  16. 2026-04-08

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  17. 2026-04-08

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  18. 2026-04-08

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-04-09

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  20. 2026-04-14

    Comp. SB subst.

  21. 2026-05-04

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 865

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-03-11 · pass · 7-0

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-08 · pass · 21-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026 (1)

    2026-04-13 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2261&ga=114

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