---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the \"Elderly and Vulnerable Adult Protection Act of 2018.\" - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 71."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the \"Elderly and Vulnerable Adult Protection Act of 2018.\" - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2159"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2159 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keisling", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 71
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1df3b005-4df4-49f4-bbce-dd93bad491d5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2159&GA=110"
source_hash: "81e630f5511d15ab0d6e5e5b5ed31efa5e99e28b868826c5f183fda5ab9d489a"
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 2159 (110) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Elderly and Vulnerable Adult Protection Act of 2018." - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 71.

## 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/HB2159.pdf)

## Votes

- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2018 4/18/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/21/2018 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/18/2018 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2018 PASSED (1) — **94–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: 3,4 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS 4/25/2018 PASSED — **85–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/24/2018 PASSED (1) — **32–0** (fail) · upper
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/10/2018 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/18/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 4/3/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Keisling — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** P2C, ref. to Health Committee-- Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-27** Action def. in Health Committee to 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-27** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/3/2018
- **2018-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/11/2018
- **2018-04-10** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-11** Placed behind the budget
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-18** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-04-24** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1084)
- **2018-04-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 4 - SA1184)
- **2018-04-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA1174)
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1173)
- **2018-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1259) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1184) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1095) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-25** H. concurred in S. am. no. 3,4 Ayes 85, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB2159
- **2018-04-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 1050
- **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/21/2018; 01/01/219
- **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1050

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1df3b005-4df4-49f4-bbce-dd93bad491d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).