---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real Property - As enacted, enacts the \"Short-Term Rental Unit Act\"; clarifies that a short-term rental unit is not considered a \"hotel\" under the Hotel and Public Swimming Pool Inspection Act. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68."
description: "Real Property - As enacted, enacts the \"Short-Term Rental Unit Act\"; clarifies that a short-term rental unit is not considered a \"hotel\" under the Hotel and Public Swimming Pool Inspection Act. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1020"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1020 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sexton C", "Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 112
vote_count: 27
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68e9dffa-d0d6-4228-a1f8-e48d604e4a03"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1020&GA=110"
source_hash: "8259fa25d973fd8f8db31c1bb7341c5e6a380f425522b306b5cdaeed55c2c8cd"
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 1020 (110) — Real Property - As enacted, enacts the "Short-Term Rental Unit Act"; clarifies that a short-term rental unit is not considered a "hotel" under the Hotel and Public Swimming Pool Inspection Act. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68.

## 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/HB1020.pdf)

## Votes

- BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee 3/14/2017 (8) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/18/2017 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/8/2017 Passed (1) — **53–35** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Lay on the Table Amend# 9 by Watson 4/5/2018 UNKNOWN — **11–19** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/24/2018 PASSED — **63–30** (fail) · lower
- BUSINESS AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Local Government Committee 3/22/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/8/2017 Failed — **58–32** (fail) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2017 5/2/2017 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 6 BY Carr 5/8/2017 Passed — **47–31** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/26/2017 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 9 BY Clemmons 5/8/2017 Passed — **60–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **25–4** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 10 BY Wirgau PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/8/2017 Failed — **25–57** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 10 BY Wirgau PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/8/2017 Failed — **59–30** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 10 BY Wirgau PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/8/2017 Passed — **58–28** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REREFER TO COMMITTEE AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/8/2017 Failed — **41–47** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Amend# 9 by Watson 4/5/2018 PASSED — **18–13** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 10 BY Wirgau PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/8/2017 Failed (3) — **49–38** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/24/2018 PASSED — **67–23** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Amend# 10 by Yarbro 4/5/2018 UNKNOWN — **12–17** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 10 BY Wirgau PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/8/2017 Failed (2) — **51–33** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 7 BY Carr PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/8/2017 Passed — **56–28** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Amend# 2 by Johnson 4/5/2018 PASSED — **18–10** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/24/2018 UNKNOWN — **18–14** (fail) · upper
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2017 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: 3, 7, & 9 NONCONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT# 2, 4/9/2018 PASSED — **55–31** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 10 BY Wirgau PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/8/2017 Passed — **50–35** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sexton C — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee-- Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 2/28/2017
- **2017-02-28** Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-07** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Business and Utilities Committee
- **2017-03-07** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-21** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-28** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/3/2017
- **2017-03-28** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2017-04-04** Action def. in Local Government Committee to 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-11** Action def. in Local Government Committee to 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-19** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/26/2017
- **2017-04-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-05-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-01** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-02** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-03** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-05** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2017-05-05** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0580) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-05** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0491) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-05** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0155) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-05-08** Passed H., as am., Ayes 53, Nays 35, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2017-05-08** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 8 - HA0623) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-08** Am. tabled. (Amendment 7 - HA0613) `amendment-deferral`
- **2017-05-08** H. adopted am. (Amendment 10 - HA0627) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-08** Am. tabled. (Amendment 9 - HA0626) `amendment-deferral`
- **2017-05-08** Am. tabled. (Amendment 6 - HA0612) `amendment-deferral`
- **2017-05-08** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 5 - HA0608) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-08** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA0594) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-05-09** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means to first calendar of 2018
- **2018-01-18** Refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- **2018-01-18** Recalled from Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2018-02-14** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/20/2018
- **2018-02-20** Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-27** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
- **2018-03-06** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2018-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/4/2018
- **2018-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/5/2018
- **2018-04-04** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/5/2018
- **2018-04-05** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/9/2018
- **2018-04-05** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2018-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 13 - SA1035)
- **2018-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 12 - SA1034)
- **2018-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 11 - SA1033)
- **2018-04-05** Failed to adopt, Ayes 12, Nays 17 (Amendment 10 - SA1031)
- **2018-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 8 - SA1010)
- **2018-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 5 - SA1001)
- **2018-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - SA1000)
- **2018-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0279)
- **2018-04-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 9 - SA1011)
- **2018-04-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 7 - SA1008)
- **2018-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 6 - SA1007)
- **2018-04-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0850)
- **2018-04-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0849)
- **2018-04-05** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-05** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-09** H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 2,3,7,9 HB1020
- **2018-04-11** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-12** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/16/2018
- **2018-04-12** Senate refused to recede from amendment #2, #3, #7, #9
- **2018-04-16** Conf. comm. appointed. (Sexton C, Marsh, Hazlewood, Camper)
- **2018-04-16** H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence
- **2018-04-17** Conference Committee appointed by Senate (Stevens, Dickerson, Gresham, Johnson, Swann)
- **2018-04-23** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 18, Nays 14
- **2018-04-24** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 67, Nays 23 PNV 4
- **2018-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 972
- **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/17/2018
- **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 972

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68e9dffa-d0d6-4228-a1f8-e48d604e4a03`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).