2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0227: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, Chapter 34, relative to charitable organizations.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, allows a charitable organization that provides housing to a person whom the charitable organization knows is unlawfully present in the United States to be held liable for a loss, damages, injury, or death resulting from a criminal offense committed by the person who is unlawfully present in the United States while the person is receiving housing services from the charitable organization if the charitable organization's conduct in providing housing constitutes negligence, gross negligence, or willful and wanton misconduct. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/27/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/10/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
3/12/2025
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
Senate
3/18/2025
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025
Senate
3/24/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 1 PNV 1
Senate
4/1/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
Senate
4/3/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0208)
Senate
4/3/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 4, PNV 1
Senate
4/3/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
4/3/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
4/7/2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0364)
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 23, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Enrolled and ready for signatures
Senate
4/21/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/21/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Senate

Amendments

SA0208

Amendment 1-0 to SB0227

3/26/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/16/2025
70
Yea
23
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/16/2025
68
Yea
24
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
4/3/2025
24
Yea
4
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 1 PNV 1
3/24/2025
5
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/4/20258.1 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/17/20258.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/19/2025120.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/23/2025115.4 KB