Tennessee Senate Bill 227

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-27 - Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, allows a charitable organization that provides housing to a person who the charitable organization knows is unlawfully present in the United States to be held liable for a loss, damages, injury, or death resulting from a criminal offense committed by the person who is unlawfully present in the United States while the person is receiving housing services from the charitable organization if the charitable organization's conduct in providing housing constitutes negligence, gross negligence, or willful and wanton misconduct. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, Chapter 34, relative to charitable organizations.

Sen. Brent Taylor [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-27	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2025-01-17	Senate	Filed for introduction

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0227&ga=114
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0227.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0227.pdf