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type: "Bill"
title: "Hotels and Restaurants - As enacted, prohibits emotional support animals that are not trained, or being trained, to perform tasks or work for a person with a disability from indoor areas of food service establishments. - Amends TCA Section 6-54-135; Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44 and Title 68."
description: "Hotels and Restaurants - As enacted, prohibits emotional support animals that are not trained, or being trained, to perform tasks or work for a person with a disability from indoor areas of food service establishments. - Amends TCA Section 6-54-135; Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1595"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1595 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hotels and Restaurants"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d69b2eda-a9d1-4f8c-8c53-73cb2163aa1f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1595&GA=113"
source_hash: "6d80481714cb57fd1625cfae77fd57d67fa6581e41ffb55170fa52467718e61e"
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 1595 (113) — Hotels and Restaurants - As enacted, prohibits emotional support animals that are not trained, or being trained, to perform tasks or work for a person with a disability from indoor areas of food service establishments. - Amends TCA Section 6-54-135; Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1595.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/4/2024 Passed (1) — **884** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/4/2024 Passed — **884** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/12/2024 Passed — **310** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/6/2024 Passed (1) — **80** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Walley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-03** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2024-01-17** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/23/2024
- **2024-01-23** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/6/2024
- **2024-01-30** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/6/2024
- **2024-02-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/12/2024
- **2024-02-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-04** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 4, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date(s) 03/15/2024
- **2024-03-26** Pub. Ch. 566
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d69b2eda-a9d1-4f8c-8c53-73cb2163aa1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).