---
type: "Bill"
title: "Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, removes social security number from the information that a funeral establishment must include on the permanent identification device attached to a dead human body prior to interment and from the permanent identification device placed in the crematory urn before the remains are placed in the urn."
description: "Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, removes social security number from the information that a funeral establishment must include on the permanent identification device attached to a dead human body prior to interment and from the permanent identification device placed in the crematory urn before the remains are placed in the urn."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 428"
citation: "Tennessee SB 428 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Funeral Directors and Embalmers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hazlewood", "Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b79c81b-0931-4f10-8e53-49939805ceb1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0428&GA=110"
source_hash: "22894d99ee28c8bcc3438317f08949f04676148caaefe9d23d57f8c8b3491d83"
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 428 (110) — Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, removes social security number from the information that a funeral establishment must include on the permanent identification device attached to a dead human body prior to interment and from the permanent identification device placed in the crematory urn before the remains are placed in the urn.

## 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/SB0428.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2017 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 3/6/2017 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/28/2017 Passed (2) — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hazlewood — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2017-02-09** P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/28/2017
- **2017-02-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/6/2017
- **2017-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0049)
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/3/2017
- **2017-04-03** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-04-03** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0161) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-04-03** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-03** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-19** Pub. Ch. 139
- **2017-04-19** Effective date(s) 04/17/2017
- **2017-04-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 139

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b79c81b-0931-4f10-8e53-49939805ceb1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).