---
type: "Bill"
title: "Trusts - As enacted, clarifies circumstances under which a trust may be construed as a total return unitrust. - Amends TCA Title 35, Chapter 6."
description: "Trusts - As enacted, clarifies circumstances under which a trust may be construed as a total return unitrust. - Amends TCA Title 35, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2172"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2172 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Trusts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth", "Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 44
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c67bb05-92ec-44f4-9484-433b87a268e8"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2172&GA=110"
source_hash: "b87ba18cb7bd3e59f3b06b6ed7bcb5a7c9de62699d7483b05dd1ffad9e2b8a6f"
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 2172 (110) — Trusts - As enacted, clarifies circumstances under which a trust may be construed as a total return unitrust. - Amends TCA Title 35, Chapter 6.

## 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/SB2172.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/3/2018 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2018-02-05** Sponsor change.
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-28** Reset on Final cal. of Civil Justice Subcommittee
- **2018-03-19** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-19** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. C&L Comm. 3/20/18
- **2018-03-20** Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-03-28** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/3/2018
- **2018-04-02** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/3/2018
- **2018-04-02** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. Judiciary Comm. 4-3-18
- **2018-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-03** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/3/2018
- **2018-04-03** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/5/2018
- **2018-04-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-12** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-12** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1112) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-16** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/18/18
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1057)
- **2018-04-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 887
- **2018-05-08** Pub. Ch. 887
- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 05/03/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c67bb05-92ec-44f4-9484-433b87a268e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).