All Roll Calls
Yes: 156 • No: 0
TennesseeHB 0216114th General Assembly (2025-2026)HouseWALLET
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 66, relative to real property.
Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable
Signed by Governor
Real Property
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Bill Overview
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Faster removals from commercial property
Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee commercial property owners and authorized agents can seek immediate sheriff-assisted removal of unlawful occupants. This includes vacant lots zoned for commercial use. The property must have been closed to the public when the person entered, and the owner must have demanded departure. Current or former tenants under owner-approved rental agreements are excluded, as are the owner's spouse, parent, sibling, and child. Listed co-owners are excluded unless title fraud is involved; pending lawsuits between the owner and known occupants also block removal. Owners must submit the required complaint under penalty of perjury, with identification or proof of authority and sworn factual statements. After verifying apparent ownership or authority and eligibility, the sheriff must immediately serve notice and restore the owner's possession. The service fee equals the fee for serving a writ of possession. Owners can request sheriff standby while changing locks and moving belongings to or near the property line, paying a reasonable hourly rate. Sheriffs can also make arrests when legally justified. Sheriffs are protected from liability for resulting property loss or damage; owners and agents are protected unless removal was wrongful. Wrongfully removed people can seek an expedited court hearing, restored possession, actual costs and damages, three times fair-market rent, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees. False complaint statements can also expose owners or agents to civil liability and perjury penalties. This process overrides conflicting rules in Tennessee's landlord-tenant chapter.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
Rick Eldridge
Republican • House
T.J. Hardaway
Democrat • House
William Lamberth
Republican • House
Jake McCalmon
Republican • House
Lowell Russell
Republican • House
Mike Sparks
Republican • House
Chris Todd
Republican • House
Towns
Affiliation unavailable
Greg Vital
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/17/2025
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/17/2025
Yes: 32 • No: 0
House vote • 3/10/2025
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/10/2025
FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/10/2025
Yes: 95 • No: 0
House vote • 3/5/2025
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Yes: 21 • No: 0
House vote • 2/26/2025
HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
4/4/2025Pub. Ch. 90
4/4/2025Signed by Governor.
3/28/2025Transmitted to Governor for his action.
3/20/2025HouseSigned by Senate Speaker
3/19/2025SenateSigned by H. Speaker
3/19/2025HouseEnrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
3/19/2025HousePassed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
3/17/2025SenateSenate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
3/17/2025SenateReceived from House, Passed on First Consideration
3/13/2025SenateEngrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
3/11/2025HousePassed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
3/10/2025HouseSponsor(s) Added.
3/10/2025HouseSponsor(s) Added.
3/6/2025HouseH. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025
3/6/2025HousePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
3/5/2025HouseSponsor(s) Added.
3/5/2025HouseRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/5/2025HousePlaced on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/5/2025
2/26/2025HouseRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
2/26/2025HouseSponsor(s) Added.
2/26/2025HousePlaced on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
2/19/2025HouseAssigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
2/3/2025HouseP2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
2/3/2025HouseIntro., P1C.
1/27/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled / Public Chapter
Fiscal Note
Introduced
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