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

SB 980: Surveyors - As enacted, requires a description of real property contained within a deed of conveyance of a property not previously described in a recorded instrument to be prepared by a registered land surveyor; specifies that this requirement will not apply to any deed of conveyance prepared for or by a governmental department or agency. - Amends TCA Title 62 and Title 66, Chapter 5, Part 1.

Enacted Last action April 30, 2025: Pub. Ch. 178

Plain-language summary

SB 980 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Surveyors - As enacted, requires a description of real property contained within a deed of conveyance of a property not previously described in a recorded instrument to be prepared by a registered land surveyor; specifies that this requirement will not apply to any deed of conveyance prepared for or by a governmental department or agency. - Amends TCA Title 62 and Title 66, Chapter 5, Part 1. Primary sponsor: Steve Southerland (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Pub. Ch. 178.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Steve Southerland (Republican).