Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 3 R cosponsors

SB 0227 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, Chapter 34, relative to charitable organizations.

Last action — Effective date(s) 05/02/2025

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 21, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 311

  2. Pub. Ch. 311

  3. Effective date(s) 05/02/2025

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  7. Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. Signed by H. Speaker

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Comp. SB subst.

  11. Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0364)

  13. Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 23, PNV 0

  14. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025

  15. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025

  16. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  19. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0208)

  20. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 4, PNV 1

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  23. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  24. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  25. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025

  26. Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  27. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 1 PNV 1

  28. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025

  29. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2025

  30. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  31. Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

  32. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  33. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  34. Intro., P1C.

  35. Filed for introduction

  36. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  37. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (130)

130 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0227 do?
Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, 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.
Who sponsors SB 0227?
SB 0227 is sponsored by Taylor, Brent (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), and Stevens, John (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0227?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2025. Enacted.
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