republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/sb-401.md

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Bill	Process, Service of - As enacted, adds a private process server to the list of individuals authorized to personally serve a copy of a warrant or summons on behalf of a landlord in an action for forcible entry and detainer to regain possession of such landlord's real property. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 18.	Process, Service of - As enacted, adds a private process server to the list of individuals authorized to personally serve a copy of a warrant or summons on behalf of a landlord in an action for forcible entry and detainer to regain possession of such landlord's real property. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 18.	us/states/tn	Tennessee General Assembly	111	SB 401	Tennessee SB 401 (111)	bill	Process Service of	enacted	Boyd Stevens	1	35	8	2019-01-09	2019-04-24	openstates	ocd-bill/c142ae82-5c45-4da8-8ad4-ac1e90645004	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0401&GA=111	fbf836076caf0e563dd4ad15c0bcadb1c566c5889f12e5be0233d95c9270274e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-tn

Tennessee SB 401 (111) — Process, Service of - As enacted, adds a private process server to the list of individuals authorized to personally serve a copy of a warrant or summons on behalf of a landlord in an action for forcible entry and detainer to regain possession of such landlord's real property. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 18.

Version chain

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

1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/6/2019 (4) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/1/2019 Passed (1) — 31–0 (pass) · upper
• HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 2/19/2019 (6) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2019 (3) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/26/2019 Passed (2) — 6–0 (pass) · upper
• FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2019 Passed (1) — 94–0 (pass) · lower
• HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/27/2019 (5) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2019 3/14/2019 (2) — 0–0 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

• Boyd — primary (person)
• Stevens — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-01-09 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
• 2019-01-10 Intro., P1C. introduction
• 2019-01-18 P2C, ref. to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2019-01-22 Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2019-01-31 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
• 2019-02-04 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2019-02-06 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
• 2019-02-13 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2019
• 2019-02-19 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-02-20 Placed on cal. Judiciary for 2/27/2019
• 2019-02-27 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
• 2019-02-27 Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2019-02-27 Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-06 Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/12/2019
• 2019-03-06 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-12 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-13 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
• 2019-03-14 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2019
• 2019-03-20 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
• 2019-03-21 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
• 2019-03-21 Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1 passage
• 2019-03-25 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2019-03-26 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
• 2019-03-28 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/1/2019
• 2019-04-01 Companion House Bill substituted
• 2019-04-01 Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 passage
• 2019-04-01 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
• 2019-04-02 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
• 2019-04-04 Signed by H. Speaker
• 2019-04-08 Signed by Senate Speaker
• 2019-04-10 Transmitted to Governor for his action. executive-receipt
• 2019-04-18 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
• 2019-04-24 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 160
• 2019-04-24 Pub. Ch. 160
• 2019-04-24 Effective date(s) 04/18/2019

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c142ae82-5c45-4da8-8ad4-ac1e90645004. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).