Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 2 D cosponsors

SB 2516 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to municipal housing.

Last action — Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0

  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 February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

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Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • 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

Housing - As introduced, encourages municipalities to study and assess housing affordability and inventory availability, and to adopt a pattern book for purposes of encouraging the construction of medium-density housing. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13.

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 3/11/2026

  6. Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  7. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  8. Sponsor change.

  9. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  10. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  11. Sponsor change.

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Action Def. in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee to January 2027 Calendar

  15. Filed for introduction

  16. Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee

  17. Approved by Delayed Bills Committee

  18. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  19. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  20. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2516 do?
Housing - As introduced, encourages municipalities to study and assess housing affordability and inventory availability, and to adopt a pattern book for purposes of encouraging the construction of medium-density housing. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13.
Who sponsors SB 2516?
SB 2516 is sponsored by Yarbro, Jeff (Democrat) and Oliver, Charlane (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2516?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 2516?
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