---
type: "Bill"
title: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner, for good cause, to extend the six-month period within which a claim against the state for costs must be submitted to the department by an additional six months; effective until June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Section 40-25-144."
description: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner, for good cause, to extend the six-month period within which a claim against the state for costs must be submitted to the department by an additional six months; effective until June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Section 40-25-144."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 167"
citation: "Tennessee SB 167 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Correction", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelsey", "Thompson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-30"
last_action: "2017-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1f5a919-fa43-40f4-9b05-e5f78ac55c58"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0167&GA=110"
source_hash: "87478263889e4a930b84157a89fafdd724f162779f07b79d868fc1989146b4cc"
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 167 (110) — Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner, for good cause, to extend the six-month period within which a claim against the state for costs must be submitted to the department by an additional six months; effective until June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Section 40-25-144.

## 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/SB0167.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 3/20/2017 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/14/2017 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2017 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelsey — primary (person)
- Thompson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-30** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-14** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017
- **2017-03-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2017
- **2017-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0119)
- **2017-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-23** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0109) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-03-23** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-23** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-03-27** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-03-27** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-03-27** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-11** Pub. Ch. 85
- **2017-04-11** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017
- **2017-04-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 85

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a1f5a919-fa43-40f4-9b05-e5f78ac55c58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).