---
type: "Bill"
title: "Forfeiture of Assets - As enacted, revises laws governing civil asset forfeiture. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33, Part 2."
description: "Forfeiture of Assets - As enacted, revises laws governing civil asset forfeiture. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1987"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1987 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Forfeiture of Assets"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter", "Gardenhire"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9473bef2-6296-4037-b93a-51995e02cb5b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1987&GA=110"
source_hash: "cc4fd2a8b6c6a349cc80a23b759ee9b3df9e2c7c6961829fe4617bea28b48a8e"
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 1987 (110) — Forfeiture of Assets - As enacted, revises laws governing civil asset forfeiture. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33, Part 2.

## 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/SB1987.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/20/2018 Passed (1) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/7/2018 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter — primary (person)
- Gardenhire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-30** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee-- Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
- **2018-03-01** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. Judiciary Comm. 3-6-18
- **2018-03-06** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2018-03-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2018
- **2018-04-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/5/2018
- **2018-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0889) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-05** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0865)
- **2018-04-05** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-05** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 772
- **2018-04-23** Pub. Ch. 772
- **2018-04-23** Effective date(s) 10/01/2018; 01/01/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9473bef2-6296-4037-b93a-51995e02cb5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).