# Tennessee HB 0783: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 33, relative to housing.

Tennessee HB 0783, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 33, relative to housing., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/21/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0783
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 33, relative to housing.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/21/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Housing
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (169 yes, 17 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Local sober home rules must follow civil rights: benefit, low. Any ordinance under this law must follow the federal Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The local government cannot pass rules that discriminate against people seeking housing or people with disabilities. This protects access to sober living homes.
- New local rules for sober homes: mixed, low. This law applies only in the county (and its cities) with a 2020 population between 366,200 and 366,300. The local government can require sober living homes within 1,000 feet of a K–12 school, preschool, or daycare to be certified by an approved group on the state mental health agency’s list. Homes…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: White

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR &amp; RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 | pass | 80 | 8 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | House | HOUSE STATE &amp; LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 7 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | HOUSE CITIES &amp; COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 2 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2025-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/21/2025
- 2025-05-27: Pub. Ch. 503
- 2025-05-21: Signed by Governor.
- 2025-05-09: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0267) (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House)
- 2025-04-16: Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 8, PNV 4 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-04-16: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0396) (House)
- 2025-04-15: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-04-14: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-04-10: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-04-09: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-04-09: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-02: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-06: Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-06: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- HA0396 (Substitute), 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0396.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0503.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0783.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0783.pdf)
- SA0267: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0267.pdf)

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- HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed)
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## Sources
- [HA0396 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0396.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0503.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0783.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0783.pdf)
- [SA0267 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0267.pdf)

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- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
- [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0783-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
