---
type: "Bill"
title: "Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, removes provisions that allow parties in certain civil cases to agree to employ a retired or former judge to hear the case and provide for the process and manner of trial. - Amends TCA Title 17, Chapter 2, Part 1."
description: "Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, removes provisions that allow parties in certain civil cases to agree to employ a retired or former judge to hear the case and provide for the process and manner of trial. - Amends TCA Title 17, Chapter 2, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 483"
citation: "Tennessee SB 483 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Judges and Chancellors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/717410e1-12ec-4816-a0a3-1146365bbde3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0483&GA=113"
source_hash: "fb6ddf1670af6bbf6dd52b23c1c5431cf93b97c2202609a35a3f27970257f84c"
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 483 (113) — Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, removes provisions that allow parties in certain civil cases to agree to employ a retired or former judge to hear the case and provide for the process and manner of trial. - Amends TCA Title 17, Chapter 2, Part 1.

## 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/SB0483.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2023 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/16/2023 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/13/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/16/2023
- **2023-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-24** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 04/04/2023
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 118

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/717410e1-12ec-4816-a0a3-1146365bbde3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).