HB 2547 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Real Property - As enacted, makes changes to law regarding restrictions on land purchases by sanctioned aliens or foreign entities. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 2, Part 3.

HB 2547 amends Tennessee law to restrict land purchases by foreign entities or sanctioned individuals. It lowers the ownership threshold requiring review from 33% to 10% for "prohibited foreign parties" controlling businesses, and explicitly includes mineral rights (oil, gas, coal, brine) and water resources in land transactions. The bill requires foreign entities to comply with new deadlines - within 60 days of January 1, 2025, or after being designated as restricted - to report or divest land holdings. Exceptions apply for entities approved by the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) or with prior national security clearances. This directly affects foreign-owned businesses seeking to purchase agricultural or non-agricultural land in Tennessee.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Last action Apr 29, 2026
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Total actions
15
Key actions
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Committee
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Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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William Lamberth
RRepublican
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