---
type: "Bill"
title: "Historical Commission - As enacted, vacates and reconstitutes the commission; makes other changes relative to the commission. - Amends TCA Title 4."
description: "Historical Commission - As enacted, vacates and reconstitutes the commission; makes other changes relative to the commission. - Amends TCA Title 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1142"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1142 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Historical Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5b0be60-f079-4064-900f-91c6eb43a134"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1142&GA=113"
source_hash: "761a0ee50818152da9adcb03d3cc4b32d46f41cf5cba9643bb56c5f4bf0a5857"
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 1142 (113) — Historical Commission - As enacted, vacates and reconstitutes the commission; makes other changes relative to the commission. - Amends TCA Title 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0575** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0575.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0833** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0833.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1142.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **25–7** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 3 PNV 0 3/20/2024 Passed — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2024 Passed — **71–22** (pass) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Government Operations Committee 3/29/2023 Failed — **3–5** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-29** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/4/2023
- **2023-03-29** Refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee with negative recommendation
- **2023-04-04** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 1/23/2024
- **2024-02-27** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-05** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-12** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-19** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 3 PNV 0
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/28/2024
- **2024-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-28** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 7 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0833)
- **2024-04-04** Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 22, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0575) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-04** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 06/30/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 764

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5b0be60-f079-4064-900f-91c6eb43a134`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).