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Bill 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. 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. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 110 SB 1655 Tennessee SB 1655 (110)
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Tennessee SB 1655 (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

Votes

  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/13/2018 Passed — 90 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Lamberth — primary (person)
  • Stevens — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2018-01-18 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2018-01-18 Filed for intro. introduction, reading-1
  • 2018-01-22 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2018-01-22 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2018-01-24 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
  • 2018-01-24 Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2018-01-24 P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee referral-committee
  • 2018-01-31 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 Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2018
  • 2018-03-07 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
  • 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 Companion House Bill substituted
  • 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.
  • 2018-03-29 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 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 670
  • 2018-04-17 Pub. Ch. 670
  • 2018-04-17 Effective date(s) 04/12/2018

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5beeb40b-bbc5-41be-8e2a-4cb3333fd2b6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).