---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ethics - As enacted, changes the date by which the Tennessee ethics commission must report to the governor and general assembly on the administration and enforcement of laws within its jurisdiction; specifies the scope of the commission's jurisdiction; revises provisions governing the issuance of advisory opinions by the commission; requires certain entities to notify the commission of the primary person responsible for administering and enforcing the entity's ethical standards; changes updating requirements for the disclosure form; and clarifies which entity can issue formal advisory opinions. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 3, Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter 17, Part 1."
description: "Ethics - As enacted, changes the date by which the Tennessee ethics commission must report to the governor and general assembly on the administration and enforcement of laws within its jurisdiction; specifies the scope of the commission's jurisdiction; revises provisions governing the issuance of advisory opinions by the commission; requires certain entities to notify the commission of the primary person responsible for administering and enforcing the entity's ethical standards; changes updating requirements for the disclosure form; and clarifies which entity can issue formal advisory opinions. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 3, Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter 17, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 158"
citation: "Tennessee SB 158 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Ethics"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82d3c8b6-3aa0-4c81-97f4-c435381f7657"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0158&GA=113"
source_hash: "50c835d45aeb6180c516c0b635cd933f896046e99216285c4762354dcdcf473b"
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 158 (113) — Ethics - As enacted, changes the date by which the Tennessee ethics commission must report to the governor and general assembly on the administration and enforcement of laws within its jurisdiction; specifies the scope of the commission's jurisdiction; revises provisions governing the issuance of advisory opinions by the commission; requires certain entities to notify the commission of the primary person responsible for administering and enforcing the entity's ethical standards; changes updating requirements for the disclosure form; and clarifies which entity can issue formal advisory opinions. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 3, Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter 17, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0032** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0032.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0006** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0006.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0158.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/27/2023 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/7/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/27/2023 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/13/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/7/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-01-25** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/31/2023
- **2023-01-31** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/7/2023
- **2023-01-31** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/7/2023
- **2023-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/13/2023
- **2023-02-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0006)
- **2023-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-02-27** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0032) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-02-27** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-02-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Effective date(s) 03/14/2023
- **2023-03-23** Pub. Ch. 37

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82d3c8b6-3aa0-4c81-97f4-c435381f7657`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).