SB1993

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13; Title 29 and Title 66, relative to evictions.

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Tennessee SB1993 prohibits eviction process participants from broadcasting eviction videos without consent and allows victims to sue for damages.

Tennessee SB1993 amends state law to define "participant in an eviction process" as private entities or individuals serving eviction notices, excluding law enforcement officers. It prohibits these participants from broadcasting eviction videos in real-time or near real-time without the individual's written consent. Victims of such violations can sue for statutory damages, actual damages, punitive damages, equitable relief, and legal costs. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

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Roll Call Votes

32 Yea

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0 Nay

Calendar

Mar 10

8:30 AM

Senate Finance, Ways And Means Hearing

History

Apr 6

Pub. Ch. 657

Apr 6

Effective date(s) 04/01/2026

Apr 1

Senate

Signed by Governor.