---
type: "Bill"
title: "Process, Service of - As enacted, authorizes, in an action by landlord to repossess landlord's property, service of process on a contractually named party and not just on an adult found in possession of property; specifies that in a forcible entry and detainer action, service on an adult person occupying the landlord's premises is sufficient to enable the landlord to regain possession of the landlord's property. - Amends TCA Section 29-18-115."
description: "Process, Service of - As enacted, authorizes, in an action by landlord to repossess landlord's property, service of process on a contractually named party and not just on an adult found in possession of property; specifies that in a forcible entry and detainer action, service on an adult person occupying the landlord's premises is sufficient to enable the landlord to regain possession of the landlord's property. - Amends TCA Section 29-18-115."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1667"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1667 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Process", "Service of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth", "Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/172c1843-8b69-4ee7-ac33-0d47571d1fe1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1667&GA=110"
source_hash: "a892afcc4e8f699df28c4b74e63879905cf4690b3671aeb9279859e82ba3fe28"
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 HB 1667 (110) — Process, Service of - As enacted, authorizes, in an action by landlord to repossess landlord's property, service of process on a contractually named party and not just on an adult found in possession of property; specifies that in a forcible entry and detainer action, service on an adult person occupying the landlord's premises is sufficient to enable the landlord to regain possession of the landlord's property. - Amends TCA Section 29-18-115.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1667.pdf)

## Votes

- CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 2/7/2018 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2018 PASSED (1) — **93–0** (fail) · lower
- CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/13/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/28/2018 PASSED (1) — **31–0** (fail) · upper
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2018 3/8/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-18** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-18** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-01-31** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/7/2018
- **2018-01-31** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-07** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/13/2018
- **2018-02-07** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-15** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0683) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0787)
- **2018-03-28** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-03-28** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-03-29** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-17** Pub. Ch. 670
- **2018-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/12/2018
- **2018-04-17** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 670

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/172c1843-8b69-4ee7-ac33-0d47571d1fe1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).