HB2478

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to registers of deeds.

Failed·3/18/26
Draft Text

Tennessee HB2478 amends county real property records procedures, requiring identification checks and prohibiting fees for copying identification.

Tennessee HB2478 modifies county real property records procedures by requiring individuals to present a government-issued identification card when transferring real property. The register of deeds must copy or record information from this card, but cannot charge a fee for this service. The information remains confidential. The bill also specifies that a document is not invalid if the county clerk did not copy or record the identification information. This change applies to counties with a population of at least 900,000, as per the 2020 federal census.

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Roll Call Votes

HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

3 Yea

DRD

4 Nay

RRRR

History

Mar 18

House

Failed in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

Mar 11

House

Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

Mar 11

House

Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/18/2026