Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 2353: 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.

Enacted Last action May 4, 2026: Pub. Ch. 865

Plain-language summary

SB 2353 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 4, 2026): Pub. Ch. 865.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican).