---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real Property - As enacted, creates a legal process through which a person may request the immediate removal of an unlawful occupant of the person's commercial real property by filing a complaint with the sheriff for the county in which the property is located. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 66."
description: "Real Property - As enacted, creates a legal process through which a person may request the immediate removal of an unlawful occupant of the person's commercial real property by filing a complaint with the sheriff for the county in which the property is located. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 66."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 216"
citation: "Tennessee HB 216 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rudd"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0973202-acae-4c5d-b179-b2bf353bf02a"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0216&ga=114"
source_hash: "c947b338d93b8ee5a0d4956facefbc17b4809a5b62670e1e546f954a59a08cc5"
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 216 (114) — Real Property - As enacted, creates a legal process through which a person may request the immediate removal of an unlawful occupant of the person's commercial real property by filing a complaint with the sheriff for the county in which the property is located. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 66.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0216.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025 3/6/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/17/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2025 Passed — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/26/2025 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rudd — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-17** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-03** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03** P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/5/2025
- **2025-02-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
- **2025-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-06** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025
- **2025-03-10** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-13** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-17** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-04-04** Pub. Ch. 90

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0973202-acae-4c5d-b179-b2bf353bf02a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).