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type: "Bill"
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title: "Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, requires a tenant to execute a bond, post a cash deposit or irrevocable letter of credit from a financial institution, or provide personal sureties with security in the amount of one-year's rent in all instances in which the defendant appeals a judgment rendered in favor of the landlord instead of only applying when the landlord's action was brought due to the tenant's failure to pay rent. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 66."
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description: "Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, requires a tenant to execute a bond, post a cash deposit or irrevocable letter of credit from a financial institution, or provide personal sureties with security in the amount of one-year's rent in all instances in which the defendant appeals a judgment rendered in favor of the landlord instead of only applying when the landlord's action was brought due to the tenant's failure to pay rent. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 66."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "112"
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identifier: "SB 1994"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 1994 (112)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Landlord and Tenant"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Farmer"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2022-01-27"
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last_action: "2022-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12ea95c9-bf7f-4bd2-8f66-e57847cf11b5"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1994&GA=112"
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source_hash: "01dc213b601c104115d0e5b5d214a513126faca023299cdd29a50c807f4a0659"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 1994 (112) — Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, requires a tenant to execute a bond, post a cash deposit or irrevocable letter of credit from a financial institution, or provide personal sureties with security in the amount of one-year's rent in all instances in which the defendant appeals a judgment rendered in favor of the landlord instead of only applying when the landlord's action was brought due to the tenant's failure to pay rent. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 66.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1994.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022 3/10/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/9/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/24/2022 Passed (1) — **24–6** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2022 Passed (1) — **73–15** (pass) · lower
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- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/9/2022 Passed (2) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/1/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bell — primary (person)
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- Farmer — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
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- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
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- **2022-03-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
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- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/9/2022
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- **2022-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/9/2022
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- **2022-03-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
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- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
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- **2022-03-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022
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- **2022-03-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
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- **2022-03-17** Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 15, PNV 3 `passage`
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- **2022-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-03-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
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- **2022-03-24** Companion House Bill substituted
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- **2022-03-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6 `passage`
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- **2022-03-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
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- **2022-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
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- **2022-03-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
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- **2022-03-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2022-03-30** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2022-03-31** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-04-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 817
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- **2022-04-13** Effective date(s) 04/08/2022
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- **2022-04-13** Pub. Ch. 817
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12ea95c9-bf7f-4bd2-8f66-e57847cf11b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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