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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 606
SENATE BILL NO. 350
By Harshbarger, Johnson, Watson, Southerland, Bowling, Bailey, Hatcher, Stevens, Yager,
Powers, Seal, Walley, White
Substituted for: House Bill No. 469
By Reeves, Powers, Renea Jones, Atchley, Capley, McCalmon, Todd, Zachary, Keisling, Butler,
Hurt, Reneau, Boyd, Brock Martin, Grills, Burkhart, Bricken, Vital, Cepicky, Lankford, Moon, Barrett,
Russell, Hulsey, Eldridge, Lynn, Hill, Crawford, Stinnett, Bulso, Scarbrough, Raper, Kumar, Davis,
Terry, Sparks, Howell, Hawk, Doggett
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, relative to leases.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, Chapter 7, is amended by adding the
following as a new section:
66-7-113.
(a) A landlord shall not prohibit lawful possession, carrying, transportation, or storage
of a firearm, any part of a firearm, or firearm ammunition by a residential tenant:
(1) Within the residential tenant's leased residential premises;
(2) In a vehicle located in the parking area provided for residential tenants by
the landlord of the leased residential premises; or
(3) Except as provided in subsection (b), in other locations controlled by the
landlord, but only to the extent necessary to directly enter or exit the locations
described in subdivision(a)(1) or (a)(2).
(b)(1) A landlord may require that a residential tenant:
(A) Transport a firearm between a vehicle and the tenant's residence
only while the firearm is concealed or holstered on the tenant, or stored within
a carrying container; and
(8) Keep the firearm concealed, holstered, or stored within a carrying
container while in other common areas, including an elevator or shared
hallway.
(2) If a landlord requires residential tenants to transport or keep a firearm
concealed, holstered, or stored within a carrying container as described in subdivision
(b)(1)(A) or (b)(1)(8) and a tenant does not comply, then the landlord may:
(A) Request that the conduct cease or be brought into compliance; and
(8) Exercise any other remedies expressly agreed upon in the
residential lease or rental agreement; provided, that such remedies do not
prohibit lawful possession of firearms within the tenant's residence.
(c) This section only applies to residential leases and tenants, and does not apply to:
(1) Any premises leased to a state agency or department;
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(2) A facility or entity that is licensed, regulated, or contracted with the
department of mental health and substance abuse services or the department of
children's services;
(3) A hospital licensed under title 68, chapter 11, part 2, including all buildings,
structures, and grounds that are part of the hospital's licensed campus;
(4) A nursing home, home for the aged, adult care home, or assisted care
living facility, as those terms are defined in § 68-11-201, or memory care facility,
licensed under title 68, chapter 11;
(5) An independent living facility, as defined in § 68-11-201, with respect to
any residence or dwelling unit that opens directly into an interior corridor or common
area that serves as a means of ingress or egress to a home or facility type listed in
subdivision (c)(4); or
(6) An educational property subject to§ 39-17-1309.
(d) A tenant who is adversely affected by a violation of subsection (a) may bring a suit
against the landlord for declaratory and injunctive relief, actual damages, punitive damages,
and recovery of attorney fees.
(e) Civil liability does not arise for a landlord solely from complying with this section.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, Chapter 28, Part 2, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
66-28-206.
(a) A landlord shall not prohibit lawful possession, carrying, transportation, or storage
of a firearm, any part of a firearm, or firearm ammunition by a tenant:
(1) Within the tenant's dwelling unit;
(2) In a vehicle located in the parking area provided for tenants by the landlord
of the dwelling unit; or
(3) Except as provided in subsection (b), in other locations controlled by the
landlord, but only to the extent necessary to directly enter or exit the locations
described in subdivision (a)(1) and (a)(2).
(b)(1) A landlord may require that a tenant:
(A) Transport a firearm between a vehicle and the tenant's dwelling
unit only while the firearm is concealed or holstered on the tenant, or stored
within a carrying container; and
(B) Keep the firearm concealed, holstered, or stored within a carrying
container while in other common areas, including an elevator or shared
hallway.
(2) If a landlord requires tenants to transport or keep a firearm concealed,
holstered, or stored within a carrying container as described in subdivision (b)(1 )(A) or
(b)(1)(B) and a tenant does not comply, then the landlord may:
(A) Request that the conduct cease or be brought into compliance; and
(B) Exercise any other remedies expressly agreed upon in the rental
agreement; provided, that such remedies do not prohibit lawful possession of
firearms within the tenant's dwelling unit.
(c) This section does not apply to:
(1) Any premises leased to a state agency or department;
(2) A facility or entity that is licensed, regulated, or contracted with the
department of mental health and substance abuse services or the department of
children's services;
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(3) A.hospital licensed under title 68, chapter 11, part 2, including all buildings,
structures, and grounds that are part of the hospital's licensed campus;
(4) A nursing home, home for the aged, adult care home, or assisted care
living facility, as those terms are defined in § 68-11-201, or memory care facility,
licensed under title 68, chapter 11;
(5) An independent living facility, as defined in § 68-11-201, with respect to
any residence or dwelling unit that opens directly into an interior corridor or common
area that serves as a means of ingress or egress to a home or facility type listed in
subdivision (c)(4); or
(6) An educational property subject to§ 39-17-1309.
(d) A tenant who is adversely affected by a violation of subsection (a) may bring a suit
against the landlord for declaratory and injunctive relief, actual damages, punitive damages,
and recovery of attorney fees.
(e) Civil liability does not arise for a landlord solely from complying with this section.
SECTION 3: Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-28-402(a), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
(7) The rule or regulation does not violate § 66-28-206.
SECTION 4. If any provision of this act or the application of any provision of this act to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications
of the act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end, the
provisions of this act are severable.
SECTION 5. This act takes effect January 1, 2027, the public welfare requiring it, and applies
to agreements entered into, amended, extended, or renewed, and rules or regulations adopted or
amended, on and after that date.
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SENATE BILL NO. 350
PASSED: March 12, 2026
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- ~\. RANDY McN\LLY
SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED this a(otL day of Mo,,,_e,,, 2026
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