---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Government - As enacted, clarifies that employees of state governmental entities who are compensated through funding sources other than this state are subject to the Tennessee State Employees Uniform Nepotism Policy Act of 1980; creates criminal and civil penalties for a state employee who violates the Act; authorizes the attorney general and reporter to investigate violations of the Act. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 31 and Title 8, Chapter 6."
description: "State Government - As enacted, clarifies that employees of state governmental entities who are compensated through funding sources other than this state are subject to the Tennessee State Employees Uniform Nepotism Policy Act of 1980; creates criminal and civil penalties for a state employee who violates the Act; authorizes the attorney general and reporter to investigate violations of the Act. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 31 and Title 8, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 103"
citation: "Tennessee SB 103 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09556833-edda-436d-aae2-0d20bb5fd743"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0103&GA=113"
source_hash: "274a42f05cbce1b281ddf384a7475f450572c58f3dd5f161a55dbf3a1b92760a"
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 103 (113) — State Government - As enacted, clarifies that employees of state governmental entities who are compensated through funding sources other than this state are subject to the Tennessee State Employees Uniform Nepotism Policy Act of 1980; creates criminal and civil penalties for a state employee who violates the Act; authorizes the attorney general and reporter to investigate violations of the Act. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 31 and Title 8, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0103.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/23/2023 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **85–12** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Passed — **85–12** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/14/2023 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gardenhire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/14/2023
- **2023-02-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-06** Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 12, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-28** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-03-28** Pub. Ch. 50

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09556833-edda-436d-aae2-0d20bb5fd743`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).