---
type: "Bill"
title: "Governor - As enacted, authorizes the governor to deploy up to a brigade-sized force to Texas to assist in repelling the invasion at the southern border of the United States during fiscal year 2024-2025. - Amends TCA Title 58."
description: "Governor - As enacted, authorizes the governor to deploy up to a brigade-sized force to Texas to assist in repelling the invasion at the southern border of the United States during fiscal year 2024-2025. - Amends TCA Title 58."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2190"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2190 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fritts"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7ec97b9-c5aa-4ec6-9423-0dfe3686799b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2190&GA=113"
source_hash: "4df9412ab500ef994728a4c3c72f9b61050e41d5fa282ef6eead3f87343eb6be"
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 2190 (113) — Governor - As enacted, authorizes the governor to deploy up to a brigade-sized force to Texas to assist in repelling the invasion at the southern border of the United States during fiscal year 2024-2025. - Amends TCA Title 58.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0645** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0645.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0993** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0993.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0826** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0826.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2190.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/3/2024 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2024 4/11/2024 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/13/2024 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/6/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (1) — **71–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (2) — **72–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2024 Passed (1) — **25–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fritts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-29** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2024-02-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-07** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/21/2024
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-21** Action def. in State Government Committee to 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/6/2024
- **2024-02-28** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-06** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-13** Placed behind the budget
- **2024-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2024
- **2024-04-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/9/2024
- **2024-04-03** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2024
- **2024-04-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2024
- **2024-04-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 24, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0993) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0645) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2024-04-23** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0826)
- **2024-04-23** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-28** Effective date(s) 05/21/2024
- **2024-05-28** Pub. Ch. 983

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7ec97b9-c5aa-4ec6-9423-0dfe3686799b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).