---
type: "Bill"
title: "Guardians and Conservators - As enacted, allows the clerk of court to waive an in-person oath by a fiduciary if the fiduciary files with the clerk a written fiduciary oath that contains certain language and is sworn or affirmed by the fiduciary in the presence of a notary public or signed and dated under penalty of perjury; specifies certain language that a fiduciary oath must contain under various circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 34, Chapter 1."
description: "Guardians and Conservators - As enacted, allows the clerk of court to waive an in-person oath by a fiduciary if the fiduciary files with the clerk a written fiduciary oath that contains certain language and is sworn or affirmed by the fiduciary in the presence of a notary public or signed and dated under penalty of perjury; specifies certain language that a fiduciary oath must contain under various circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 34, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1993"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1993 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Guardians and Conservators"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-23"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb52b59c-ab84-4965-9e77-bef105d97c46"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1993&GA=113"
source_hash: "0c91a8ec12d439d65c47ed99ac790805567c618cf9fb73e49488d5fa21082700"
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 HB 1993 (113) — Guardians and Conservators - As enacted, allows the clerk of court to waive an in-person oath by a fiduciary if the fiduciary files with the clerk a written fiduciary oath that contains certain language and is sworn or affirmed by the fiduciary in the presence of a notary public or signed and dated under penalty of perjury; specifies certain language that a fiduciary oath must contain under various circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 34, Chapter 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0540** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0540.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0533** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0533.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0542** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0542.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1993.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/29/2024 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024 2/22/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 2/6/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/14/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/4/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/6/2024
- **2024-02-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/14/2024
- **2024-02-14** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-26** Reset on cal. for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-29** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0540) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0542)
- **2024-03-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0533)
- **2024-03-04** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-03-26** Pub. Ch. 582

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb52b59c-ab84-4965-9e77-bef105d97c46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).