---
type: "Bill"
title: "Veterans - As enacted, makes changes to the law relevant to applications for veterans treatment court program grant funds. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 16; Title 39 and Title 40."
description: "Veterans - As enacted, makes changes to the law relevant to applications for veterans treatment court program grant funds. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 16; Title 39 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2865"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2865 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Veterans"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baum"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e0ace01-d6bd-4376-826f-b64efe0530a6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2865&GA=113"
source_hash: "651ea9e9f466bf67ba8116904621e0093656c6ee588e087a8acffe7a95408ff9"
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 2865 (113) — Veterans - As enacted, makes changes to the law relevant to applications for veterans treatment court program grant funds. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 16; Title 39 and Title 40.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0920** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0920.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0955** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0955.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2865.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/26/2024 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2024 4/4/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/2/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2024 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Baum — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2024-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-13** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-19** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-02** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2024
- **2024-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2024
- **2024-04-08** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-08** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0920) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-10** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0955)
- **2024-04-11** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 897

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e0ace01-d6bd-4376-826f-b64efe0530a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).