Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, classifies as material noncompliance and default by a tenant with a rental agreement, if the tenant pretends to have a disability-related need for an assistance animal in order to obtain an exception to a provision in a rental agreement that prohibits pets or establishes limits on the types of pets that tenants may possess on residential rental property. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 13, Chapter 20; Title 33; Title 39; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 44, Chapter 8, Part 4 and Title 66.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 1, 2018
Signed May 15, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 19, 2018 · House Mar 26, 2018
How they voted
21–1
Passed
Total votes 22
Apr 19, 2018
D
Democratic2
50% Nay
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
20
Committee
17
Amendments
1
May 15, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 91, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB2439
lower
Apr 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA1055)
lower
Apr 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 1
upper
Apr 2, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 29, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2018
upper
Mar 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/3/2018
upper
Mar 28, 2018
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/3/2018
upper
Mar 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0877)
lower
Mar 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/2018
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/13/2018
upper
Mar 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/14/2018
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/13/2018
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
upper
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/6/2018
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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