Tennessee Senate Bill SB1092

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/5/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to real property.

Summary

SB1092 makes a narrow change to Tennessee’s landlord-tenant law by amending Tennessee Code Annotated § 66-28-517(a). The bill changes a deadline from “three (3) days” to “three (3) business days,” which extends the amount of time counted for the affected action under the residential rental statute. The bill does not create a new program or broad policy change; it simply clarifies the timing language used in the statute. Because the bill is framed as an amendment to real property law, its practical effect is on parties operating under the Tennessee Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, including landlords, tenants, and property managers. By specifying business days instead of calendar days, the measure can affect how quickly a required response or notice must be given and may reduce the chance that weekends or holidays shorten the effective time period.

Impact

The bill amends one provision in Title 66 governing real property, specifically Tennessee’s landlord-tenant statutes. Its legal impact is limited but important: any deadline in § 66-28-517(a) that previously ran for three calendar days will now run for three business days, changing how the deadline is calculated and potentially altering compliance timing for affected parties. The change may benefit parties who need additional practical time to act, while also requiring landlords and tenants to adjust their notice and response practices to the new counting method.

Sentiment

No committee transcripts or recorded votes were provided, so there is no direct evidence of debate, opposition, or support in the available materials. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears technical and noncontroversial, with a narrow drafting-style change rather than a substantive policy shift. The absence of recorded contention suggests the bill may have been treated as a housekeeping or clarification measure.

Contention

The main potential point of contention is the effect of changing the deadline from calendar days to business days. Landlords or property owners may view the change as adding delay or uncertainty in enforcement, while tenants or renters may see it as providing a fairer and more workable response period. Because the bill text does not specify the underlying event governed by § 66-28-517(a), any disagreement would likely focus on how the revised timing affects notice, cure, or other landlord-tenant obligations rather than on the broader policy of real property regulation.