republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/sb-459.md

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Bill	Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, authorizes property managers to testify against tenants in the same manner as landlords or owners of rental property. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 16; Title 29 and Title 66.	Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, authorizes property managers to testify against tenants in the same manner as landlords or owners of rental property. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 16; Title 29 and Title 66.	us/states/tn	Tennessee General Assembly	112	SB 459	Tennessee SB 459 (112)	bill	Landlord and Tenant	enacted	Bell Russell	3	41	7	2021-01-13	2021-04-12	openstates	ocd-bill/efe3785d-c94b-4369-bcaf-77f72421b639	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0459&GA=112	083606af19a95273e6a6f61e90b65b6f4a254cbd81d89af363b5524a90bc986f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-tn

Tennessee SB 459 (112) — Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, authorizes property managers to testify against tenants in the same manner as landlords or owners of rental property. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 16; Title 29 and Title 66.

Version chain

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

1. Amendment HA0054 (committee substitute) — source
2. Amendment SA0048 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/16/2021 — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/22/2021 3/18/2021 (3) — 0–0 (fail) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2021 Passed (1) — 81–1 (pass) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — 31–0 (pass) · upper
• HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/3/2021 (4) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — 0–0 (fail) · lower
• SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/9/2021 Passed — 8–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Bell — primary (person)
• Russell — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-13 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
• 2021-01-14 Intro., P1C. introduction
• 2021-01-15 P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee referral-committee
• 2021-02-01 Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2021-02-08 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
• 2021-02-10 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2021-02-10 Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/17/2021
• 2021-02-11 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• 2021-02-17 Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
• 2021-02-17 Meeting Canceled
• 2021-02-24 Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
• 2021-02-24 Action Def. in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee to 3/3/2021
• 2021-03-03 Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
• 2021-03-03 Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/9/2021
• 2021-03-03 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-09 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
• 2021-03-09 Action def. in Commerce Committee to 3/16/2021
• 2021-03-10 Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/16/2021
• 2021-03-11 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021
• 2021-03-15 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2021-03-15 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
• 2021-03-15 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 passage
• 2021-03-15 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0048)
• 2021-03-16 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-17 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
• 2021-03-18 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• 2021-03-18 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2021-03-18 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021
• 2021-03-25 Passed H., Ayes 81, Nays 1, PNV 4 passage
• 2021-03-25 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0054) amendment-withdrawal
• 2021-03-25 Subst. for comp. HB.
• 2021-03-25 Comp. SB subst.
• 2021-03-25 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2021-03-26 Enrolled and ready for signatures
• 2021-03-29 Signed by Senate Speaker
• 2021-03-30 Transmitted to Governor for action.
• 2021-03-30 Signed by H. Speaker
• 2021-04-07 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
• 2021-04-12 Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
• 2021-04-12 Pub. Ch. 100
• 2021-04-12 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 100

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/efe3785d-c94b-4369-bcaf-77f72421b639. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).