2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0811: 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

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0364

Amendment 1-0 to HB0811

4/9/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/9/2025
15
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
4/2/2025
5
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES
3/27/2025
71
Yea
22
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

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