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HB2026Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 62, Chapter 18 and Title 66, relative to land surveying monuments.

Passed

Introduced by Ryan Williams, District 42

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense of intentionally moving, altering, destroying, or removing a monument the person knows, or reasonably should know, is a property corner monument, historic land surveying monument, or geodetic control monument. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 62, Chapter 18 and Title 66.

Where it stands

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1097

May 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · April 17, 2026

13

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

13 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
John Crawford1Yes
Tim Hicks6Yes
Gary Hicks9Yes
Jason Zachary14Yes
Mark Cochran23Yes
Ryan Williams42Yes
Lee Reeves65Yes
Kip Capley71Yes
Johnny Shaw80Yes
Jesse Chism85Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026

  10. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  11. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  12. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  13. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  14. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  15. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  16. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  17. Placed behind the budget

  18. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  19. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  20. Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  21. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  22. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  23. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  24. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Comp. SB subst.

  27. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1097

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