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type: "Bill"
title: "Disabled Persons - As enacted, authorizes an employee of a public accommodation to ask for certain information about a dog guide in training; specifies that an individual utilizing a service animal or training a service animal in training is liable for damages to the same extent that an individual whose pet causes damages to a public accommodation is; makes other related changes to service animals and service animals in training. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 39; Title 44 and Title 62, Chapter 7, Part 1."
description: "Disabled Persons - As enacted, authorizes an employee of a public accommodation to ask for certain information about a dog guide in training; specifies that an individual utilizing a service animal or training a service animal in training is liable for damages to the same extent that an individual whose pet causes damages to a public accommodation is; makes other related changes to service animals and service animals in training. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 39; Title 44 and Title 62, Chapter 7, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 451"
citation: "Tennessee SB 451 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Disabled Persons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e278b73-1099-4158-af84-c5ef2df987cb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0451&GA=113"
source_hash: "7322142c5a661c4fcf11103d5fb8e91b65ee9d8662d036489f4e3ef4652b3634"
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 451 (113) — Disabled Persons - As enacted, authorizes an employee of a public accommodation to ask for certain information about a dog guide in training; specifies that an individual utilizing a service animal or training a service animal in training is liable for damages to the same extent that an individual whose pet causes damages to a public accommodation is; makes other related changes to service animals and service animals in training. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 39; Title 44 and Title 62, Chapter 7, Part 1.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0135** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0135.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0451.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/27/2023 Passed (2) — **320** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/3/2023 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/21/2023 Passed (3) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **895** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lowe — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-14** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/27/2023
- **2023-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-27** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-23** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 5, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0135) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-31** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/3/2023
- **2023-04-03** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0135) `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 194
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e278b73-1099-4158-af84-c5ef2df987cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).