2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0955: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66 and Title 67, relative to housing.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, enacts the "Affordable Housing and Tenant Protection Act"; allows local governments to adopt ordinances and resolutions to control rent for private residential rental units; creates the increased housing program and increased housing fund; authorizes the Tennessee housing development agency to make grants from the fund to eligible developers and first-time homebuyers to assist in gap financing and down payment assistance. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66 and Title 67.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Status Information

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

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/5/202521.1 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/4/202521.1 KB