---
type: "Bill"
title: "Boards and Commissions - As enacted, deletes blood quantum requirement for membership on the archaeological advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 6."
description: "Boards and Commissions - As enacted, deletes blood quantum requirement for membership on the archaeological advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1957"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1957 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowling", "Reedy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-29"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/526771b6-a7f7-415e-9c5d-935933ae75a6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1957&GA=110"
source_hash: "ff81d0cde12c39e097176d93aaa6e4ca2a713bd1290fc4ba0b24467d140f4b88"
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 HB 1957 (110) — Boards and Commissions - As enacted, deletes blood quantum requirement for membership on the archaeological advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1957.pdf)

## Votes

- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **90–0** (fail) · lower
- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 2/21/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bowling — primary (person)
- Reedy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-29** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-14** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/1/2018
- **2018-02-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-03-01** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-02** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-05** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-05** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-06** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-08** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 583
- **2018-03-26** Pub. Ch. 583
- **2018-03-26** Effective date(s) 03/16/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/526771b6-a7f7-415e-9c5d-935933ae75a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).