---
type: "Bill"
title: "Guardians and Conservators - As enacted, makes revisions to present law relevant to an attorney ad litem. - Amends TCA Title 34."
description: "Guardians and Conservators - As enacted, makes revisions to present law relevant to an attorney ad litem. - Amends TCA Title 34."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1952"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1952 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Guardians and Conservators"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad1e7696-d448-4474-87b5-6f76f7fa8b35"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1952&GA=113"
source_hash: "25df371b8b8d0a65676269bc03cd396f76bc2622f6b418c58be738aeb580ecd2"
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 1952 (113) — Guardians and Conservators - As enacted, makes revisions to present law relevant to an attorney ad litem. - Amends TCA Title 34.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0886** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0886.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0921** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0921.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1952.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2024 Passed (1) — **90–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2024 Passed — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2024 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 4/1/2024 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — 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`
- **2024-03-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 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** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2024
- **2024-03-27** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-01** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2024-04-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0921)
- **2024-04-11** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0886) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **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. 807

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad1e7696-d448-4474-87b5-6f76f7fa8b35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).