# Tennessee SB 0350: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, relative to leases. Tennessee SB 0350, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, relative to leases., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Effective date(s) 01/01/2027) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0350-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 0350 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, relative to leases. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 12 - Subjects: Landlord and Tenant - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (212 yes, 49 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New firearm protections for Tennessee renters: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, Tennessee law protects renters’ lawful possession of firearms, firearm parts, and ammunition in covered rentals. Landlords cannot ban these items inside rented homes or vehicles in landlord-provided tenant parking. Protection also covers landlord-controlled areas needed t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Johnson - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Southerland (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stevens - Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bo Watson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: White - Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 3/12/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 | pass | 72 | 22 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 | pass | 73 | 21 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/9/2026 | pass | 27 | 5 | | | 2026-01-20 | Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-04-06: Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 - 2026-04-06: Pub. Ch. 606 - 2026-03-26: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-03-16: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0604) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/12/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 21, PNV 1 (House) - 2026-03-09: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0604) (House) - 2026-03-09: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-02-12: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-02-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA0469) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0468) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/9/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate Reset on calendar for 2/9/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0457) (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/2/2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 1/20/2026 (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/25/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/25/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA0604 (Substitute), 2026-03-09: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0604.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0606.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0350.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0350.pdf) - SA0457: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0457.pdf) - SA0468: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0468.pdf) - SA0469: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0469.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) - SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed) - HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed) - HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed) - HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed) - HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (failed) ## Sources - [HA0604 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0604.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0606.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0350.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0350.pdf) - [SA0457 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0457.pdf) - [SA0468 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0468.pdf) - [SA0469 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0469.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026) - [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026) - [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026) - [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026) - [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0350-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).