---
type: "Bill"
title: "Treasurer, State - As enacted, renames the division of claims administration as the division of claims and risk management; requires the state treasurer to administer the division of claims and risk management. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 29; Title 37; Title 50; Title 58 and Title 68."
description: "Treasurer, State - As enacted, renames the division of claims administration as the division of claims and risk management; requires the state treasurer to administer the division of claims and risk management. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 29; Title 37; Title 50; Title 58 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 623"
citation: "Tennessee SB 623 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Treasurer", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gant", "Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/503330b6-5fc4-4f1d-a77e-1b97fc784416"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0623&GA=110"
source_hash: "4d40968c1e6990080a88b84e77f90e2e0b275f7f813b9b848fb34c3db8e245cc"
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 623 (110) — Treasurer, State - As enacted, renames the division of claims administration as the division of claims and risk management; requires the state treasurer to administer the division of claims and risk management. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 29; Title 37; Title 50; Title 58 and Title 68.

## 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/SB0623.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 3/13/2017 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/7/2017 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gant — primary (person)
- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/1/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-07** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/13/2017
- **2017-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-04-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-20** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/24/2017
- **2017-04-24** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-27** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-11** Pub. Ch. 271
- **2017-05-11** Effective date(s) 05/04/2017
- **2017-05-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 271

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/503330b6-5fc4-4f1d-a77e-1b97fc784416`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).