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HB0396 • 2026

Housing

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, Chapter 3, relative to housing.

Housing
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Hakeem, Gardenhire
Last action
2025-02-19
Official status
Failed in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on how many people will benefit from the changes.

Housing Incentive Program Changes

This bill changes how long multi-family housing built under an incentive program must stay affordable.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes Tennessee's laws to require multi-family homes in a voluntary affordable housing program to be deed-restricted for at least 30 years instead of forever.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who build multi-family homes under a voluntary program in Tennessee
  • Residents looking for affordable housing

Terms To Know

Deed-restricted
A rule that says the property can only be used or sold in certain ways, like staying affordable.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and is no longer being considered.
  • It does not specify how many people will benefit from this change.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  3. 2025-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  4. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. 2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2025

  6. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  7. 2025-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  8. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  9. 2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/18/2025

  10. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  11. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  12. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  13. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  14. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  15. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  16. 2025-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 244
By Gardenhire

HOUSE BILL 396
By Hakeem

HB0396
001608
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13,
Chapter 3, relative to housing.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 13-3-603(f), is amended by deleting
the language "in perpetuity" and substituting instead "for at least thirty (30) years".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.