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.
HB 480 requires that property deeds describing land for the first time must be prepared by a licensed land surveyor. This applies to most property sales and transfers but excludes deeds prepared by or for government agencies. The law amends Tennessee property and surveying codes to standardize how land descriptions are verified in new deeds.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 30, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 31, 2025
How they voted
98–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 100
Mar 31, 2025
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
R
Republican78
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Mar 31, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0-2)
house
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gary Hicks
RRepublican
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