HB1777

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 47; Title 48; Title 61; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to real estate investment trusts.

Introduced·1/20/26

Tennessee HB1777 amends state laws to address real estate investment trusts' purchases of single-family homes in 2025.

Tennessee HB1777 amends various state laws to address real estate investment trusts' purchases of single-family homes in 2025. It defines a "real estate investment trust" as a business entity that qualifies under federal law and purchases ten or more homes in Tennessee in 2025. The bill requires the comptroller of the treasury to report on these purchases by December 31, 2026, including details on the number of homes, their appraised values, and whether they were acquired through foreclosure, sold, or used as rentals.

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Where it stands

Current
In committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

17 Yea

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6 Nay

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History

Apr 14

House

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Apr 8

House

Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/15/2026

Apr 8

House

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026