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SB2353 • 2026

Registers of Deeds

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-24-101, relative to writings eligible for registration.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Seal, Martin G
Last action
2026-04-17
Official status
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on the consequences for missing signatures or how existing documents will be affected by these changes.

Law for Registering Real Estate Documents

This bill changes Tennessee's laws to allow certain documents related to real estate transactions to be registered with county officials if they meet specific requirements.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows bonds for the transfer of real or personal property to be registered in counties if they have all party signatures and an expiration date.
  • Permits agreements, notices, affidavits, memoranda, and abstracts about real estate sales to be registered if they include the owner's signature (or their legal representative) and the buyer’s signature along with an expiration date.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County registers who will handle these new types of documents.
  • People buying or selling real estate who need to submit agreements and other related papers.
  • Legal representatives involved in property transactions.

Terms To Know

Authenticated signatures
Signatures that are officially verified, often through a notary public.
Expiration date
The specific day when an agreement or bond is set to end.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It does not specify what happens if the required signatures are missing from documents.
  • Does not explain how existing registered documents will be affected by these changes.
  • Does not provide details on penalties for non-compliance with registration requirements.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB2261

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

  • House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2261 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2353* House Bill No.
  • 2261 HA1087 015389 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2353

Plain English: Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2353 Briggs Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2353* House Bill No.
  • 2261 SA0877 015389 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  2. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  3. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  4. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  5. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 0

  6. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1087)

  7. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  8. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  9. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  10. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  11. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0877)

  12. 2026-04-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  13. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  14. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  16. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  21. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  24. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State & Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026

  25. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  26. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  28. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  29. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  30. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  31. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  34. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  35. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  36. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  37. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  38. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  39. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  40. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  41. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Present law authorizes all agreements and bonds for the conveyance of real or personal estates to be registered with the county register. This bill also authorizes notices, affidavits, memoranda, or abstracts related to such agreements to be so register
ed. However, all agreements, and notices, affidavits, memoranda, and abstracts related to such agreements, must contain the authenticated signatures of all parties subject to the agreement and the expiration date of the agreement, including the day, mont
h,
and year.

ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2353, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, authorize 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. Further, this
amendment 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 th
e
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.

This amendment requires any affidavit submitted to the county register to be registered by sworn to in front of a notary public.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 2261
By Martin G

SENATE BILL 2353
By Seal
SB2353
012145
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section
66-24-101, relative to writings eligible for
registration.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-24-101(a), is amended by
deleting subdivision (1) and substituting:
(1) All agreements, and notices, affidavits, memoranda, or abstracts related to
the agreements, and bonds for the conveyance of real or personal estate; provided, that
all agreements, and notices, affidavits, memoranda, and abstracts related to the
agreements must contain:
(A) The signatures of all parties subject to the agreement, authenticated
pursuant to § 66-22-101; and
(B) The expiration date of the agreement, which includes the day, month,
and year;
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.