HB 297

  • Tennessee House Bill
  • 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
  • Introduced in House Feb 27, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 24, 2025
  • Passed Senate Mar 13, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Apr 03, 2025

Real Property - As enacted, clarifies that property that is qualified as agricultural, forest land, or open space land, owned by two individuals, and held under the titles of tenancy by the entireties or of joint tenancy with right of survivorship, is deemed to have unchanged ownership upon the death of an owner if the property is retained by the other owner through a right of survivorship or upon the divorce of the owners if the property is retained by either owner through division and distribution of property in the divorce proceeding. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 11, Chapter 15 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

Votes


Actions


Apr 04, 2025

House

Pub. Ch. 138

House

Effective date(s) 04/03/2025

Apr 03, 2025

House

Signed by Governor.

Mar 27, 2025

House

Transmitted to Governor for his action.

Mar 26, 2025

Senate

Signed by Senate Speaker

House

Signed by H. Speaker

Mar 20, 2025

House

Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

House

Sponsor(s) Added.

House

H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 94, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0297

Mar 17, 2025

House

H. Placed on Message Calendar 3/20/2025

Mar 13, 2025

House

Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0033)

House

Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

House

Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0080)

Senate

Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

Feb 27, 2025

House

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

Feb 25, 2025

House

Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

Feb 24, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added.

House

H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0009)

House

Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0

Feb 20, 2025

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025

Feb 19, 2025

House

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

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2025

Feb 12, 2025

House

Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/19/2025

House

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

Feb 05, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/12/2025

Feb 03, 2025

House

P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

House

Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

Jan 27, 2025

House

Intro., P1C.

Jan 21, 2025

House

Filed for introduction

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Current Version PDF
Amendment HA0009 PDF
Amendment SA0033 PDF
Amendment SA0080 PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Memo for SA0080 (5126)
Fiscal Memo for HA0009 (2893)
Fiscal Note

Sources

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