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

HB 2451: Estates - As enacted, states that the Uniform Partition Heirs Property Act does not apply to sales of land to pay the debts of an estate; revises the method for determining a decedent’s gross estate for purposes of calculating a surviving spouse's elective share. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 31 and Title 34.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2451 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Estates - As enacted, states that the Uniform Partition Heirs Property Act does not apply to sales of land to pay the debts of an estate; revises the method for determining a decedent’s gross estate for purposes of calculating a surviving spouse's elective share. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 31 and Title 34. Primary sponsor: Johnny Garrett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 717.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Johnny GarrettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse45

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 717
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/30/2026
  4. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
  5. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
  7. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
  8. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2026
  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
  10. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  11. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026
  12. Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source