Real Property - As enacted, restricts the width of a private easement or right-of-way to 25 feet; authorizes the court to award attorney fees to the defending landowner in an action for an easement or right-of-way brought by a private person owning land obstructed entirely from a public road by the intervening land of another person; makes various other changes regarding private easements. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 16 and Title 54, Chapter 14.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 27, 2020
Signed Jun 22, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2020 · House Mar 2, 2020
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 27
Jun 8, 2020
D
Democratic5
80% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
17
Committee
15
Amendments
1
Jun 22, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Jun 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0, PNV 1
upper
Jun 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
upper
Jun 1, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 6/2/2020
upper
Mar 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2020
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2020
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2020
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2020
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0544)
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 99, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2020
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2020
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2020
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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