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SB2655 • 2026

Personal Property

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 3; Title 47, Chapter 25 and Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to personal rights protections.

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Sponsor
Campbell, Mitchell
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide detailed information about the specific impacts of extending the period from 10 years to 100 years on current laws or usage limits.

Extending Rights to Use Personal Property After Death

This bill changes how long certain personal rights can be used after a person dies.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time limit for using someone's name, photo, voice, or likeness from 10 years to 100 years after they die.
  • Updates Tennessee laws in Title 8, Chapter 3; Title 47, Chapter 25 and Title 47, Chapter 18.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who die and leave behind personal property like their name or likeness.
  • Executors, assignees, heirs, and devisees of the deceased person.

Terms To Know

Executor
A person named in a will to manage an estate after someone dies.
Assignee
Someone who receives rights or property from another person.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not explain how the longer period affects current laws.
  • It is unclear if there are any limits on how these personal rights can be used during this extended time.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2330
By Mitchell

SENATE BILL 2655
By Campbell
SB2655
011550
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8,
Chapter 3; Title 47, Chapter 25 and Title 47,
Chapter 18, relative to personal rights protections.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 47-25-1104, is amended by deleting
"ten (10) years" from subsection (a) and subdivision (b)(2)(A) and substituting "one hundred
(100) years".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.