---
type: "Bill"
title: "Publications, State - As enacted, designates certain libraries as depositories for state depository publications; revises various provisions about maintenance and preservation of, and access to, state depository publications. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 6."
description: "Publications, State - As enacted, designates certain libraries as depositories for state depository publications; revises various provisions about maintenance and preservation of, and access to, state depository publications. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 49"
citation: "Tennessee SB 49 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Publications", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gresham", "Sanderson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf3d6738-f485-4d2c-99f2-d0de6a03e87b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0049&GA=111"
source_hash: "743e5690b25d44523939a5320f108940134ca2f59d514a6679658a03c5c5d69d"
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 49 (111) — Publications, State - As enacted, designates certain libraries as depositories for state depository publications; revises various provisions about maintenance and preservation of, and access to, state depository publications. - Amends TCA Title 12, 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/111/Bill/SB0049.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/20/2019 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/25/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/25/2019 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee 2/13/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/25/2019 2/21/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/19/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gresham — primary (person)
- Sanderson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-18** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-19** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-24** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-28** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2019-01-28** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-30** P2C, ref. to State Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/13/2019
- **2019-02-13** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/20/2019
- **2019-02-13** Placed on cal. State Committee for 2/19/2019
- **2019-02-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-19** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-20** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-02-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/21/2019
- **2019-02-21** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/25/2019
- **2019-02-21** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/25/2019
- **2019-02-25** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-02-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-02-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-02-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-02-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-03-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-01** Pub. Ch. 8
- **2019-04-01** Effective date(s) 03/13/2019
- **2019-04-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 8

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf3d6738-f485-4d2c-99f2-d0de6a03e87b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).