2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0297: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 11, Chapter 15 and Title 67, Chapter 5, relative to the Agricultural, Forest and Open Space Land Act of 1976.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, clarifies that property that is qualified as agricultural, forest land, or open space land, owned by two individuals, and held under the titles of tenancy by the entireties or of joint tenancy with right of survivorship, is deemed to have unchanged ownership upon the death of an owner if the property is retained by the other owner through a right of survivorship or upon the divorce of the owners if the property is retained by either owner through division and distribution of property in the divorce proceeding. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 11, Chapter 15 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

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Bill History

1/21/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/12/2025
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/19/2025
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2025
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0009)
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0080)
Senate
3/13/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0033)
Senate
3/13/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
Senate
3/17/2025
H. Placed on Message Calendar 3/20/2025
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 94, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0297
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
3/27/2025
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Signed by Governor.
4/4/2025
Pub. Ch. 138
4/4/2025
Effective date(s) 04/03/2025

Amendments

HA0009

Amendment 1-0 to HB0297

2/19/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2
3/20/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
3/13/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
2/24/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2/19/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
2/12/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/4/202581.9 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/22/20259.3 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/21/20258.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/10/2025137.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/6/2025137.4 KB