Tennessee House Bill HB2508

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/3/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 55; Title 59; Title 60; Title 66 and Title 68, relative to property rights.

Summary

HB2508 makes a narrow change to Tennessee property law by amending Tennessee Code Annotated section 66-5-108(e)(3). The bill replaces the phrase “ten (10) days after” with “within ten (10) business days after,” changing the timing standard for a required action under that statute. The bill does not create a new program or broad policy shift; instead, it clarifies and slightly extends the deadline by measuring it in business days rather than calendar days. Because the bill is limited to a single statutory timing provision, its practical effect is likely to be procedural rather than substantive. It affects the parties and officials who must comply with the underlying property-rights notice or filing requirement in section 66-5-108, giving them a business-day window that excludes weekends and holidays. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Impact

The bill amends one provision in Title 66 of the Tennessee Code, changing a deadline from ten calendar days to ten business days. This affects the administration of the underlying property-rights process governed by section 66-5-108(e)(3), likely giving affected parties more time to act and reducing the risk of missing the deadline due to weekends or holidays. No other statutes are changed, and the bill appears to have a limited procedural impact on property-related compliance requirements.

Sentiment

There is no recorded committee discussion or vote history in the provided materials, so there is no direct evidence of debate or opposition. Based on the text alone, the bill appears technical and noncontroversial, focused on clarifying a deadline rather than changing substantive property rights. The absence of recorded votes or transcripts suggests little visible controversy in the available record.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided materials. If any concern were to arise, it would likely center on whether changing the deadline from calendar days to business days gives affected parties additional time and whether that change is appropriate for the underlying property-rights process. However, no legislators, agencies, or stakeholders are identified as opposing or supporting the measure in the available record.