---
type: "Bill"
title: "Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As enacted, creates the Tennessee-Ireland trade commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 48; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 61; Title 62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As enacted, creates the Tennessee-Ireland trade commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 48; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 61; Title 62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1284"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1284 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commerce and Insurance", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yarbro"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43148d5d-b3b6-4a26-9a96-89911ad12865"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1284&GA=113"
source_hash: "069fee557d61b163bca551fd0d591a2df54a868e7bc8b58abe736b44b2ec68c7"
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 1284 (113) — Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As enacted, creates the Tennessee-Ireland trade commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 48; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 61; Title 62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1117** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1117.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1139** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1139.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0292** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0292.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1284.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY VAUGHAN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed — **90–4** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/21/2023 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **28–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY VAUGHAN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed — **86–7** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2023 Passed (2) — **28–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/25/2024 Passed — **82–2** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/21/2023 Passed (3) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/25/2024 Passed (1) — **82–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/25/2024 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed (2) — **88–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Yarbro — 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 Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/20/2023
- **2023-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-20** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-20** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2023-04-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
- **2023-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0292)
- **2023-04-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/25/2024
- **2024-04-24** H. refused to recede from H am. no. 2
- **2024-04-24** Senate refused to concur in House amendment 2 `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 3 for 4/24/2024
- **2024-04-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 6, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1139) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1117) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-24** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-25** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 82, Nays 2 PNV 1
- **2024-04-25** Conference Committee report adopted, Aye 29, Nay 0
- **2024-04-25** Conf. comm. appointed. (Powers, Farmer, Zachary, Powell)
- **2024-04-25** H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence
- **2024-04-25** Conference Committee appointed. (Yarbro, Bailey, Roberts)
- **2024-04-25** Senate refused to recede from house amendment 2
- **2024-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-31** Effective date(s) 05/28/2024
- **2024-05-31** Pub. Ch. 1014

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43148d5d-b3b6-4a26-9a96-89911ad12865`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).