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HB2495 • 2026

Real Property

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, relative to real property.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Farmer, Briggs
Last action
2026-05-04
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 727
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Real Property

ON MARCH 19, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2273, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON MARCH 19, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2273, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 r ewrites this bill to add an exception to the definition of "transfer fee covenant".
  • Present law provides that a transfer fee covenant recorded after June 10, 2011, or any lien to the extent that it purports to secure the payment of a transfer fee, is not binding on or enforceable against the affected real property or any subsequent owne r, purchaser, or mortgagee of any interest in the property.
  • This amendment provides that a provision of a document requiring a transferor or transferee to pay a fee, charge, assessment, dues, contribution, deposit, or other amount to purchase, issue, reissue, maintain, or transfer a club membership that is related to the real property or the co mmunity in which the property is sited is not a transfer fee covenant .

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB2495

Plain English: House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2495 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2273* House Bill No.
  • 2495 HA0743 014210 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2273

Plain English: Senate Commerce and Labor 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Commerce and Labor 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2273 Bailey Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2273* House Bill No.
  • 2495 SA0584 014210 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 727

  2. 2026-05-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/14/2026

  3. 2026-05-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 727

  4. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  10. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1

  11. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0743)

  12. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  13. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  14. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  15. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  16. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  17. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  18. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0584)

  19. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026

  21. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  25. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  26. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  27. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  28. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  29. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  30. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  31. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  32. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  33. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 19, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2273, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 r
ewrites this bill to add an exception to the definition of "transfer fee covenant".

Present law provides that a transfer fee covenant recorded after June 10, 2011, or any lien to the extent that it purports to secure the payment of a transfer fee, is not binding on or enforceable against the affected real property or any subsequent owne
r, purchaser, or mortgagee of any interest in the property.

This amendment provides that a

provision of a document requiring a transferor or transferee to pay a fee, charge, assessment, dues, contribution, deposit, or other amount to purchase, issue, reissue, maintain, or transfer a club membership that is related to the real property or the co
mmunity in which the property is sited
is not a transfer fee covenant
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
SENATE BILL 2273
By Briggs

HOUSE BILL 2495
By Farmer
HB2495
012338
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66,
relative to real property.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-4-403(a)(1)(B), is amended by
deleting "three (3)" and substituting "five (5)".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.