---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly - As enacted, creates a special joint committee to study issues relating to the investigation and prosecution of unsolved civil rights crimes and cold cases from the civil rights era. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 1, Part 1."
description: "General Assembly - As enacted, creates a special joint committee to study issues relating to the investigation and prosecution of unsolved civil rights crimes and cold cases from the civil rights era. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 1, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1306"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1306 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Norris", "Turner"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 80
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24bbc91f-ee17-4953-8364-1cf333a98f56"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1306&GA=110"
source_hash: "0204da884b3393f0e146962c584e34be73b9dcfdd046fec93f004fed50ac3bc0"
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 HB 1306 (110) — General Assembly - As enacted, creates a special joint committee to study issues relating to the investigation and prosecution of unsolved civil rights crimes and cold cases from the civil rights era. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 1, Part 1.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1306.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 5/9/2017 Passed (2) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- STATE GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/22/2017 (7) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/4/2017 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/8/2017 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/10/2017 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE OF FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 5/1/2017 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 5/8/2017 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 5/9/2017 5/9/2017 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 5/9/2017 Passed — **79–5** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/9/2017 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Norris — primary (person)
- Turner — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Meeting Cancelled. Action Def. in s/c State Government Subcommittee to 3/22/17
- **2017-03-20** Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-03-20** Approved by Delayed Bills Committee
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-28** Action def. in State Government Committee to 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-05** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-11** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-12** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-12** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-12** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2017-04-19** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to Study Subcommittee
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-26** Placed on s/c cal Study Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means for 5/1/2017
- **2017-04-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-27** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-05-01** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-01** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-08** Senate Reset on calendar for 5-9-17
- **2017-05-09** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 79, Nays 5 PNV 1 HB1306
- **2017-05-09** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0477)
- **2017-05-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-05-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-05-09** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-09** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-09** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-10** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0477)
- **2017-05-10** Motion to reconsider adopted. (Amendment 1 - SA0477)
- **2017-05-10** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2017-05-10** Tabling Motion Lifted
- **2017-05-10** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 calendar for 5/10/2017
- **2017-05-10** H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 1
- **2017-05-10** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2017-05-10** Motion to lift from table adopted.
- **2017-05-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-30** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-14** Pub. Ch. 488
- **2017-06-14** Effective date(s) 06/06/2017
- **2017-06-14** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 488

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24bbc91f-ee17-4953-8364-1cf333a98f56`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).