---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governmental entities from relocating homeless individuals unless the relocation meets certain criteria; authorizes the receiving jurisdiction to seek damages and injunctive relief for violations. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 71, Chapter 5."
description: "Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governmental entities from relocating homeless individuals unless the relocation meets certain criteria; authorizes the receiving jurisdiction to seek damages and injunctive relief for violations. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 71, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1788"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1788 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General", "Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reeves"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f73b503-d97a-42dd-9021-ef5835f3a9f0"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1788&ga=114"
source_hash: "8e39f66e2826898536b42a38ffe652a8dad55ce4a592e372cc619347837ac970"
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 1788 (114) — Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governmental entities from relocating homeless individuals unless the relocation meets certain criteria; authorizes the receiving jurisdiction to seek damages and injunctive relief for violations. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0788** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0788.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0983** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0983.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0630** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0630.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0844** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0844.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1788.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2026 Passed (1) — **23–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1) — **76–20** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY RUDD PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed — **74–21** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/9/2026 Passed — **25–4** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 3/10/2026 Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reeves — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

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

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f73b503-d97a-42dd-9021-ef5835f3a9f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).