---
type: "Bill"
title: "Trusts - As enacted, makes various changes to present law on trusts, estates, and partnerships. - Amends TCA Title 35; Title 45; Title 61 and Title 66."
description: "Trusts - As enacted, makes various changes to present law on trusts, estates, and partnerships. - Amends TCA Title 35; Title 45; Title 61 and Title 66."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2256"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2256 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Trusts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4808556-5296-4449-a8a7-8cca9eeeecc3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2256&GA=113"
source_hash: "1c482613f054adad9b61dae4035356b54b0486dafe17b49439dda3bca86941c6"
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 2256 (113) — Trusts - As enacted, makes various changes to present law on trusts, estates, and partnerships. - Amends TCA Title 35; Title 45; Title 61 and Title 66.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0750** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0750.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0662** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0662.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2256.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **31–1** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/11/2024 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2024 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-03-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0662)
- **2024-03-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-01** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0750) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-01** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-04** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 695

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4808556-5296-4449-a8a7-8cca9eeeecc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).