---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elder Abuse - As enacted, creates the elder abuse task force. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 71 and Chapter 961 of the Public Acts of 2014."
description: "Elder Abuse - As enacted, creates the elder abuse task force. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 71 and Chapter 961 of the Public Acts of 2014."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 199"
citation: "Tennessee SB 199 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elder Abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Carr"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f07eb590-a46c-4258-9103-8b2a8212a3f1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0199&GA=111"
source_hash: "eca275989df483a5a2a29678ac0f824a6bc0330a86fb5abfdea8120934512946"
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 199 (111) — Elder Abuse - As enacted, creates the elder abuse task force. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 71 and Chapter 961 of the Public Acts of 2014.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0033** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0033.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0047** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0047.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0199.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2019 3/7/2019 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2019 Passed — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee 2/27/2019 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/27/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/12/2019 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Carr — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Public Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 2/13/2019
- **2019-02-13** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 2/20/2019
- **2019-02-13** Meeting Canceled
- **2019-02-20** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-20** Action Def. in s/c Public Health Subcommittee to 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-27** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate to Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-03-14** Passed H., as am., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-14** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0033) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-18** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-03-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0047)
- **2019-03-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-03-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-03-21** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 135
- **2019-04-15** Pub. Ch. 135
- **2019-04-15** Effective date(s) 04/09/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f07eb590-a46c-4258-9103-8b2a8212a3f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).