---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government, General - As enacted, makes changes to present law relative to community oversight boards. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8."
description: "Local Government, General - As enacted, makes changes to present law relative to community oversight boards. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 591"
citation: "Tennessee SB 591 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General", "Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pody"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17f89215-f4a1-4a59-a128-d79b376db043"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0591&GA=113"
source_hash: "2a56006679868decafbb043913ab1da28ed7f7982ba2d394716ed5871f111331"
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 591 (113) — Local Government, General - As enacted, makes changes to present law relative to community oversight boards. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0418** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0418.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0490** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0490.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0396** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0396.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0591.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY DAVIS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed — **71–22** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY DAVIS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed — **70–22** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/29/2023 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY DAVIS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed — **69–20** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **26–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **67–19** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (2) — **67–20** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/6/2023 Passed (2) — **26–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **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 State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-14** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-28** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-29** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2023-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0396)
- **2023-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 67, Nays 19, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0490) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0418) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 4 (Amendment 2 - HA0490) `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 454

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17f89215-f4a1-4a59-a128-d79b376db043`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).