---
type: "Bill"
title: "County Officers - As enacted, deletes provisions that exempt persons in Fentress County from meeting certain qualifications to qualify for election or appointment to the office of constable. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 10."
description: "County Officers - As enacted, deletes provisions that exempt persons in Fentress County from meeting certain qualifications to qualify for election or appointment to the office of constable. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 10."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2316"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2316 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["County Officers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/271becee-6750-48ae-a049-a7700fb22963"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2316&GA=113"
source_hash: "2de77b948a2725624c2feeb5b065f3b7348dec9fc65088ad8f3d11cc5b901fab"
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 2316 (113) — County Officers - As enacted, deletes provisions that exempt persons in Fentress County from meeting certain qualifications to qualify for election or appointment to the office of constable. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 10.

## 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/SB2316.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/12/2024 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Yager — 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 State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-15** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-08** Effective date(s) 04/03/2024
- **2024-04-08** Pub. Ch. 637

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/271becee-6750-48ae-a049-a7700fb22963`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).