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                             PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 865

                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 2353

                                                               By Seal

                                            Substituted for: House Bill No. 2261

                                                   By Greg Martin, Crawford

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-24-101, relative to writings eligible for
          registration.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-24-101 (a}, is amended by deleting
subdivision (1) and substituting:

                    (1) All bonds for the conveyance of real or personal estate; provided, that all bonds
          for conveyance of real or personal property must contain:

                              (A) The signatures of all parties subject to the bond, authenticated pursuant to
                    § 66-22-101; and

                              (8) The expiration date of the bond, which includes the day, month, and year;

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-24-101 (a), is amended by adding the
following subdivision:

                    (29) All agreements for the conveyance of real property or contracts, memoranda,
          abstracts, or affidavits for the sale of real property, or similar documents by whatever similar
          or other name entitled; provided, that such documents must contain:

                              (A) The signature of the owner of the property or the owner's attorney-in-fact
                    or court-appointed representative and the signature of the proposed purchaser. The
                    signatures of all parties must be authenticated pursuant to § 66-22-101; and

                              (8) The expiration date of the agreement, which includes the day, month, and
                    year.

          SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-24-101, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:

                    (g) Except as provided in subdivision (d)(3}, any affidavit presented under this section
          must not be registered unless sworn to in front of a notary public and contain the following
          language:

                              SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this _ day of _ _ _ __
                    _ _(year).

                    Notary Public

          My Commission Expires: _ _ _ _ _ __
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
             SENATE BILL NO. 2353

PASSED:      April 14, 2026

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                                       \  RANDY McNA\LY

                                          SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

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                              CAMERONSEXTON,SPEAKER

                              HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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