---
type: "Bill"
title: "Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, authorizes property managers to testify against tenants in the same manner as landlords or owners of rental property. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 16; Title 29 and Title 66."
description: "Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, authorizes property managers to testify against tenants in the same manner as landlords or owners of rental property. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 16; Title 29 and Title 66."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 459"
citation: "Tennessee SB 459 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Landlord and Tenant"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Russell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efe3785d-c94b-4369-bcaf-77f72421b639"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0459&GA=112"
source_hash: "083606af19a95273e6a6f61e90b65b6f4a254cbd81d89af363b5524a90bc986f"
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 459 (112) — Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, authorizes property managers to testify against tenants in the same manner as landlords or owners of rental property. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 16; Title 29 and Title 66.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0054** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0054.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0048** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0048.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0459.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/16/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/22/2021 3/18/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2021 Passed (1) — **81–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/3/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/9/2021 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Russell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-15** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-01** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/17/2021
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
- **2021-02-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-02-24** Action Def. in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee to 3/3/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-09** Action def. in Commerce Committee to 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-15** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0048)
- **2021-03-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
- **2021-03-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 81, Nays 1, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0054) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-30** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-03-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-04-12** Pub. Ch. 100
- **2021-04-12** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 100

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efe3785d-c94b-4369-bcaf-77f72421b639`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).