---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, updates references in vocational rehabilitation statutes to reflect current nomenclature for the division of rehabilitation services and the director of the vocation rehabilitation program; removes certain requirements concerning services offered by the division of rehabilitation services. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 6; Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 7 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 8."
description: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, updates references in vocational rehabilitation statutes to reflect current nomenclature for the division of rehabilitation services and the director of the vocation rehabilitation program; removes certain requirements concerning services offered by the division of rehabilitation services. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 6; Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 7 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2249"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2249 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human Services", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-23"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34525446-233f-426d-9a96-5ab8c7db603c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2249&GA=110"
source_hash: "f2a05e040c96acf40ef596cc2c98d56880818f89d0e5d96ed0194746daac25ad"
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 2249 (110) — Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, updates references in vocational rehabilitation statutes to reflect current nomenclature for the division of rehabilitation services and the director of the vocation rehabilitation program; removes certain requirements concerning services offered by the division of rehabilitation services. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 6; Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 7 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 8.

## 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/SB2249.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2018 PASSED (1) — **84–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **28–0** (fail) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/28/2018 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hawk — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-23** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-03-02** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-29** Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-29** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-29** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-04** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-23** Pub. Ch. 720
- **2018-04-23** Effective date(s) 04/12/2018
- **2018-04-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 720

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34525446-233f-426d-9a96-5ab8c7db603c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).