Tennessee Senate Bill SB1786

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/20/26
• Engrossed: 2/23/26
• Enrolled: 4/30/26
• Passed: 5/22/26
• Chaptered: 5/27/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 13, relative to real estate licensees.

Summary

SB1786 amends Tennessee’s real estate licensing laws to create an exception for affiliate brokers and brokers who perform vacation lodging services. Under current law, certain licensees must obtain additional licensure and complete classroom training programs before engaging in those services. This bill removes that requirement for affiliate brokers and brokers, while still requiring that any vacation lodging services they perform without the additional licensure be done under the supervision of the principal broker. The bill updates Tennessee Code Annotated Title 62, Chapter 13, specifically the provisions governing firm licenses and additional licensure related to vacation lodging services. It narrows the application of the existing licensing/training requirement by exempting already-licensed brokers and affiliate brokers from the extra credentialing step, but preserves oversight through principal-broker supervision. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Impact

SB1786 changes the regulatory framework for real estate licensees by carving out an exemption from additional licensure and training requirements for affiliate brokers and brokers involved in vacation lodging services. It affects Tennessee real estate professionals, principal brokers, and firms operating in the vacation rental or lodging-services market, and it modifies the statutory licensing requirements in Tennessee Code Annotated § 62-13-104.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have been broadly supported and noncontroversial. It advanced unanimously in the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee and passed subsequent floor votes without any recorded opposition, suggesting general agreement that the licensing adjustment was appropriate and limited in scope.

Contention

There is little evidence of substantive contention in the available record. The only notable policy issue is whether brokers and affiliate brokers should be exempt from the additional licensure and classroom training otherwise required for vacation lodging services. The bill resolves that issue in favor of exemption, while opponents, if any, are not reflected in the votes or transcripts provided.