---
type: "Bill"
title: "Arrests - As enacted, removes certain circumstances in which a citation in lieu of arrest may not be issued; makes various other changes and corrections. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 40, Chapter 7."
description: "Arrests - As enacted, removes certain circumstances in which a citation in lieu of arrest may not be issued; makes various other changes and corrections. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 40, Chapter 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 587"
citation: "Tennessee SB 587 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Arrests"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faison", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ad76b2c-5ef2-445c-8033-24442e3cba8b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0587&GA=111"
source_hash: "35143027406a2464b91e921520586ab69b57b1725ff62ad54bf3fdfac3aa3338"
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 587 (111) — Arrests - As enacted, removes certain circumstances in which a citation in lieu of arrest may not be issued; makes various other changes and corrections. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 40, Chapter 7.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0272** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0272.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0079** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0079.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0122** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0122.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0587.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary 3/20/2019 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/21/2019 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019 4/18/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/5/2019 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — **90–3** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/3/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Faison — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-26** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-27** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2019
- **2019-03-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-13** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary
- **2019-03-14** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/21/2019
- **2019-03-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/21/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0079)
- **2019-03-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0122)
- **2019-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-25** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Action def. in Judiciary to 4/3/2019
- **2019-04-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-03** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-10** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 3, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0272) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-22** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-13** Pub. Ch. 316
- **2019-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/09/2019
- **2019-05-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 316

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ad76b2c-5ef2-445c-8033-24442e3cba8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).