Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 1601 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, relative to residential landlord registries.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 12, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Local Government, General - As introduced, authorizes a municipality to create and require the use of a landlord registry for a real estate investment trust that owns, operates, or finances 10 or more dwelling units located within the municipality. - Amends TCA Title 66.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 1/28/2026

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Meeting Canceled

  8. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/4/2026

  9. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  10. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/11/2026

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

  12. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/12/2026

  13. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/19/2026

  14. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0554)

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 2, PNV 5

  17. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  18. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  19. Filed for introduction

  20. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  21. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  22. Recalled from Senate Government Operations Committee

  23. Refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee

  24. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/17/2026

  25. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 2/24/2026

  26. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/24/2026

  27. Reset on Final calendar of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  28. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  29. Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026

  30. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  31. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1601 do?
Local Government, General - As introduced, authorizes a municipality to create and require the use of a landlord registry for a real estate investment trust that owns, operates, or finances 10 or more dwelling units located within the municipality. - Amends TCA Title 66.
Who sponsors SB 1601?
SB 1601 is sponsored by Haile, Ferrell (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1601?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 12, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 1601?
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