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+type: "Bill"
+title: "State Employees - As enacted, classifies as state employees for purposes of defense and other related provisions, a contracted court reporter when the contracted court reporter is named in a civil action for damages alleging an act or omission by the contracted court reporter in the course of performing the contracted court reporter's official duties. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 22; Title 24; Title 25; Title 26; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40."
+description: "State Employees - As enacted, classifies as state employees for purposes of defense and other related provisions, a contracted court reporter when the contracted court reporter is named in a civil action for damages alleging an act or omission by the contracted court reporter in the course of performing the contracted court reporter's official duties. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 22; Title 24; Title 25; Title 26; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "112"
+identifier: "SB 2836"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 2836 (112)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["State Employees"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hensley", "Lamberth"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2022-02-02"
+last_action: "2022-04-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d37e9c1-1011-444c-8163-2bc0017ace89"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2836&GA=112"
+source_hash: "baa72ad83c29b74e0c8bb27cd7815e10dfcdb6b413b1f38b0b910342c136192c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 2836 (112) — State Employees - As enacted, classifies as state employees for purposes of defense and other related provisions, a contracted court reporter when the contracted court reporter is named in a civil action for damages alleging an act or omission by the contracted court reporter in the course of performing the contracted court reporter's official duties. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 22; Title 24; Title 25; Title 26; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0685** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0685.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0713** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0713.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2836.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/22/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022 3/17/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/9/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/7/2022 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2022 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/15/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hensley — primary (person)
+- Lamberth — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
+- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2022-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2022-02-03** P1C.
+- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
+- **2022-02-07** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
+- **2022-02-28** Sponsor change.
+- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
+- **2022-03-02** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-02** Ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/15/2022
+- **2022-03-09** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
+- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
+- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
+- **2022-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2022-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
+- **2022-03-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2022-03-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0685) `amendment-passage`
+- **2022-03-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2022-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022
+- **2022-04-07** Companion House Bill substituted
+- **2022-04-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2022-04-07** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0713)
+- **2022-04-07** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
+- **2022-04-08** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
+- **2022-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2022-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2022-04-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2022-04-25** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 853
+- **2022-04-25** Effective date(s) 04/20/2022
+- **2022-04-25** Pub. Ch. 853
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d37e9c1-1011-444c-8163-2bc0017ace89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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