# Tennessee SB 1788: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to the relocation of homeless persons.

Tennessee SB 1788, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to the relocation of homeless persons., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-05 (Effective date(s) 04/27/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1788
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to the relocation of homeless persons.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-05-05, Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Local Government, General
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (204 yes, 52 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New safeguards for relocating homeless people: benefit, low. Effective upon becoming law, Tennessee requires local governments to get the receiving jurisdiction's written consent before moving a homeless person there. The move must use a local government program to reunite the person with their place of origin, with proof of substantial ties. Public money ca…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/9/2026 | pass | 25 | 4 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 76 | 20 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY RUDD PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 74 | 21 |   |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 | pass | 23 | 4 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 3 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2026-05-05: Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- 2026-05-05: Pub. Ch. 832
- 2026-04-27: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-14: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Concurred, Ayes 25, Nays 4 (Amendment 2 - HA0983) (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/9/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Passed H., as am., Ayes 76, Nays 20, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-04-06: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0788) (House)
- 2026-04-06: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0983) (House)
- 2026-04-06: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-03-26: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 4, PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0630) (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0844) (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Reset on calendar for 3/26/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/10/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/3/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA0983 (Substitute), 2026-04-06: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0983.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0832.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1671.pdf)
- HA0788: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0788.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1788.pdf)
- SA0630: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0630.pdf)
- SA0844: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0844.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0983 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0983.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0832.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1671.pdf)
- [HA0788 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0788.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1788.pdf)
- [SA0630 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0630.pdf)
- [SA0844 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0844.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1788-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).