---
type: "Bill"
title: "Marriage - As enacted, prohibits marriage between first cousins. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3."
description: "Marriage - As enacted, prohibits marriage between first cousins. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1917"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1917 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Marriage"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yarbro"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c5a1aa7-ea49-41ac-b349-9344f3738336"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1917&GA=113"
source_hash: "5ffabb08775bc62d96fdeadc255b09ebffc86ef8d490ed671928804f591fc0bb"
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 1917 (113) — Marriage - As enacted, prohibits marriage between first cousins. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0996** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0996.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1917.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/27/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/1/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **75–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 1 BY BULSO PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2024 Passed — **69–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Yarbro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-20** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-26** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-27** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/1/2024
- **2024-04-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-11** Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 2, PNV 9 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Am. tabled. (Amendment 1 - HA0996) `amendment-deferral`
- **2024-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-09** Effective date(s) 04/29/2024
- **2024-05-09** Pub. Ch. 806

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c5a1aa7-ea49-41ac-b349-9344f3738336`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).