---
type: "Bill"
title: "Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, establishes process for landlords to verify need of tenants and prospective tenants to have pet policies waived to accommodate the need for a service or support animal; creates penalties for misrepresentation. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 13, Chapter 20; Title 33; Title 39; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 44, Chapter 8, Part 4; Title 63; Title 66 and Title 68."
description: "Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, establishes process for landlords to verify need of tenants and prospective tenants to have pet policies waived to accommodate the need for a service or support animal; creates penalties for misrepresentation. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 13, Chapter 20; Title 33; Title 39; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 44, Chapter 8, Part 4; Title 63; Title 66 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1393"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1393 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Landlord and Tenant"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Terry"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a3cfca7-9a91-4037-bd65-55c0c638b972"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1393&GA=111"
source_hash: "4d6a9a91cfbb9a2cac077faa3580f2a3f236ce27ca2921b8333a6c211059f7bc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 1393 (111) — Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, establishes process for landlords to verify need of tenants and prospective tenants to have pet policies waived to accommodate the need for a service or support animal; creates penalties for misrepresentation. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 13, Chapter 20; Title 33; Title 39; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 44, Chapter 8, Part 4; Title 63; Title 66 and Title 68.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0150** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0150.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0170** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0170.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB1393.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/26/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/12/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2019 3/28/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2019 Passed (1) — **30–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2019 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Terry — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2019-02-11** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to s/c Business Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Business Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-12** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-19** Reset on Final cal. of Commerce Committee
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-03-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
- **2019-03-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2019-04-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0150) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-08** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-11** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-15** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2019-04-15** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0170)
- **2019-04-15** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 236
- **2019-05-09** Pub. Ch. 236
- **2019-05-09** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a3cfca7-9a91-4037-bd65-55c0c638b972`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).