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                             PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 311

                                                     SENATE BILL NO. 227

                                                By Taylor, Bowling, Stevens

                                            Substituted for: House Bill No. 811

   By Grills, Powers, Bulso, Capley, Brock Martin, Boyd, Burkhart, Todd, Fritts, Greg Martin, Hawk,
                                                               Lafferty

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

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 29-34-213, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:

                    (c)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a charitable organization that provides housing
                    to a person whom the charitable organization knows is unlawfully present in the United
                    States may 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.

                              (2) As used in this subsection (c), "housing" means long-term living
                    accommodations, and includes assistance with obtaining or signing a lease for an
                    apartment or rental home, but does not include temporary overnight housing such as
                    that provided by a homeless shelter.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 227

PASSED:  Apri I 16, 2025

                                       RANDY M<tJALLY
                          SPEAKER OF THE Sl'NATE

                          CAMER             XTON, SPEAKER

                          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

r APPROVED this  day of__:__~~~             2025

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                        BILL LEE, GOVERNOR