---
type: "Bill"
title: "Census - As enacted, corrects reference for the 2000 census; adds reference for the 2010 census; rewrites provisions concerning use of census data in the establishment and consolidation of precincts; deletes antiquated references. - Amends TCA Section 1-3-116 and Section 2-3-102."
description: "Census - As enacted, corrects reference for the 2000 census; adds reference for the 2010 census; rewrites provisions concerning use of census data in the establishment and consolidation of precincts; deletes antiquated references. - Amends TCA Section 1-3-116 and Section 2-3-102."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2234"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2234 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Census"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ketron", "McDaniel"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49786cfd-8fb3-4926-a2aa-c59cfab95300"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2234&GA=110"
source_hash: "6c834ca784b60f2f71e276325af4c4ba7666c668fe38dc4b8e17af9617d9046f"
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 2234 (110) — Census - As enacted, corrects reference for the 2000 census; adds reference for the 2010 census; rewrites provisions concerning use of census data in the establishment and consolidation of precincts; deletes antiquated references. - Amends TCA Section 1-3-116 and Section 2-3-102.

## 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/HB2234.pdf)

## Votes

- STATE GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/21/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **90–0** (fail) · lower
- STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ketron — primary (person)
- McDaniel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-16** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/20/2018
- **2018-02-20** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/26/2018
- **2018-02-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/1/2018
- **2018-03-01** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **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.
- **2018-03-06** 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. 581
- **2018-03-26** Pub. Ch. 581
- **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/49786cfd-8fb3-4926-a2aa-c59cfab95300`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).