---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vocational Training and Rehabilitation - As enacted, terminates the statewide advisory board for community-based vocational rehabilitation services with no wind down period; maintains the existing authority and responsibilities of local advisory boards. - Amends TCA Section 4-29-247 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 7."
description: "Vocational Training and Rehabilitation - As enacted, terminates the statewide advisory board for community-based vocational rehabilitation services with no wind down period; maintains the existing authority and responsibilities of local advisory boards. - Amends TCA Section 4-29-247 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2077"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2077 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vocational Training and Rehabilitation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd91bc41-e791-468e-8327-f986c5557185"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2077&GA=113"
source_hash: "f32775643972a919b693f78bf6620f3ec76e4e1ace5f771c8eeab4e603a99c24"
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 2077 (113) — Vocational Training and Rehabilitation - As enacted, terminates the statewide advisory board for community-based vocational rehabilitation services with no wind down period; maintains the existing authority and responsibilities of local advisory boards. - Amends TCA Section 4-29-247 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 7.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2077.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/14/2024 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2024 Passed (1) — **78–12** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/22/2024 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/14/2024
- **2024-02-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-22** Passed H., Ayes 78, Nays 12, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-02-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-03-19** Pub. Ch. 558

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd91bc41-e791-468e-8327-f986c5557185`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).