republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/hb-732.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, authorizes a tenant to terminate a residential rental or lease agreement entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2021, upon the tenant providing the landlord with written notice stating that the tenant or household member is a domestic abuse victim, sexual assault victim, or stalking victim, regardless of whether the victim is an adult or a child; establishes requirements for the tenant and landlord in such situations. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 56 and Title 66."
description: "Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, authorizes a tenant to terminate a residential rental or lease agreement entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2021, upon the tenant providing the landlord with written notice stating that the tenant or household member is a domestic abuse victim, sexual assault victim, or stalking victim, regardless of whether the victim is an adult or a child; establishes requirements for the tenant and landlord in such situations. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 56 and Title 66."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 732"
citation: "Tennessee HB 732 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Landlord and Tenant"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Gilmore"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29bc69ab-207e-4a33-be9a-37517cc65c5d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0732&GA=112"
source_hash: "bfd25896e096dd0f3d16898da078950a4c59980e5d811b8b71e9ea0c147a46fd"
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 HB 732 (112) — Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, authorizes a tenant to terminate a residential rental or lease agreement entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2021, upon the tenant providing the landlord with written notice stating that the tenant or household member is a domestic abuse victim, sexual assault victim, or stalking victim, regardless of whether the victim is an adult or a child; establishes requirements for the tenant and landlord in such situations. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 56 and Title 66.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0224** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0224.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0272** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0272.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0732.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/6/2021 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/31/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/6/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Gilmore — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2021-03-17** Sponsor change.
- **2021-03-23** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2021-03-23** Sponsor change.
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-30** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-30** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021
- **2021-04-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-12** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2021-04-12** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0224) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0272)
- **2021-04-15** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-15** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 293
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 293

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29bc69ab-207e-4a33-be9a-37517cc65c5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).