Real Property - As introduced, increases, from 10 days to 10 business days, the time that a clerk and master has to send by certified mail a copy of the notice that the clerk and master has received a complaint of claim of abandoned mineral interest identifying the recipient as the owner of the mineral interest and that the interest will lapse in 60 days after publication of the complaint once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the mineral interest is located. - Amends TCA 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.
SB 2588 extends the time a county clerk must send notice to mineral interest owners about potential abandonment. Specifically, it increases the deadline from 10 calendar days to 10 business days after receiving a complaint. The notice, sent by certified mail, informs owners their mineral rights (rights to extract minerals beneath land) will lapse 60 days after a weekly newspaper publication for three weeks in their county. This bill directly affects mineral interest owners in Tennessee by providing more time to respond before their rights expire.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
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Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Jackson
RRepublican
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