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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47 and Title 66, relative to homeowners' associations.

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Sponsor: Pody, Brooks
Last action: 2026-01-22
Official status: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Law for First Responders' Parking

This law stops homeowners' associations from preventing first responders from parking their emergency vehicles at home or nearby roads, and from punishing them for doing so.

What This Bill Does

Defines what an 'emergency vehicle', 'first responder', and other related terms mean in the context of this law.
Forbids homeowners' associations from making rules that stop first responders from parking their emergency vehicles at home or on nearby roads.
Prevents homeowners' associations from punishing or threatening to punish first responders for parking their emergency vehicles as allowed by this law.

Who It Names or Affects

Homeowners' associations
First responders, including firefighters and police officers

Terms To Know

Emergency vehicle: A passenger motor vehicle, motorcycle, or bicycle designated by a law enforcement agency or the entity for which another first responder works for official use by the first responder.
First responder: A firefighter, emergency services personnel including an emergency medical technician or paramedic or emergency management personnel, or law enforcement officer.

Limits and Unknowns

The law only applies to declarations and rules made on or after July 1, 2026.
It does not cover parking issues before this date.

Bill History

2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction
2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly
Intro., P1C.
2025-12-16 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1462
By Brooks

SENATE BILL 1763
By Pody
SB1763
009857
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47
and Title 66, relative to homeowners' associations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-27-701, is amended by adding
the following as new subdivisions:
( ) "Emergency vehicle" means a passenger motor vehicle, motorcycle, or
bicycle designated by a law enforcement agency or the entity for which another first
responder works for official use by the first responder;
( ) "First responder" means a firefighter, emergency services personnel,
including an emergency medical technician or paramedic or emergency management
personnel, or law enforcement officer;
( ) "Law enforcement agency" means a lawfully established federal, state, or
local public agency that is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime, local
government code enforcement, and the enforcement of penal, traffic, regulatory, game,
or controlled substance laws;
( ) "Law enforcement officer":
(A) Means an individual employed by the federal, state, or a local
government as a member of the federal, state, or local government's law
enforcement agency, and trained and actively engaged in police work for the
investigation into and detection of crime; and
(B) Includes, but is not limited to, a capitol police officer, employee of the
Tennessee highway patrol, Tennessee bureau of investigation, or Tennessee

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wildlife resources agency, and park rangers employed by the division of parks
and recreation in the department of environment and conservation.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, Chapter 27, Part 7, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
A homeowners' association shall not:
(1) Prohibit or effectively prohibit a first responder from parking an
emergency vehicle at the first responder's residence or on a roadway adjacent to
the first responder's real property, including by adopting new or amending
existing declarations or rules and regulations; or
(2) Penalize or threaten to penalize a first responder regarding the first
responder parking an emergency vehicle at the first responder's residence or on
a roadway adjacent to the first responder's real property.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it, and
applies to declarations and rules and regulations adopted or amended on or after that date.