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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 216: Real Property - As enacted, creates a legal process through which a person may request the immediate removal of an unlawful occupant of the person's commercial real property by filing a complaint with the sheriff for the county in which the property is located. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 66.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 216 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Real Property - As enacted, creates a legal process through which a person may request the immediate removal of an unlawful occupant of the person's commercial real property by filing a complaint with the sheriff for the county in which the property is located. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 66. Primary sponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 4, 2025): Pub. Ch. 90.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim RuddPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Pub. Ch. 90
  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
  3. Signed by Governor.
  4. Transmitted to Governor for his action.
  5. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
  6. Signed by H. Speaker
  7. Signed by Senate Speaker
  8. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
  9. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
  10. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
  11. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source