---
type: "Bill"
title: "Garnishments and Executions - As enacted, requires that the form garnishment notice be changed to conform to existing law that specifies a garnishment creates a lien on earnings until the judgment is satisfied, or for six months, whichever occurs first. - Amends TCA Section 26-2-216."
description: "Garnishments and Executions - As enacted, requires that the form garnishment notice be changed to conform to existing law that specifies a garnishment creates a lien on earnings until the judgment is satisfied, or for six months, whichever occurs first. - Amends TCA Section 26-2-216."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1716"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1716 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Garnishments and Executions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Jackson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cca89574-378c-4c71-b274-ff4a065a822d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1716&GA=110"
source_hash: "69f6c2203a80ad046dfd5eb867d58b22cbe62654b19b942f9f1270e1ed805e34"
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 1716 (110) — Garnishments and Executions - As enacted, requires that the form garnishment notice be changed to conform to existing law that specifies a garnishment creates a lien on earnings until the judgment is satisfied, or for six months, whichever occurs first. - Amends TCA Section 26-2-216.

## 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/SB1716.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/13/2018 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-22** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-23** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/7/2018
- **2018-02-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/13/2018
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-07** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/20/2018
- **2018-02-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/22/2018
- **2018-02-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-22** Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
- **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
- **2018-03-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-05** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2018-03-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-08** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-08** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0753) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/12/2018
- **2018-03-12** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-03-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0635)
- **2018-03-12** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-03-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-13** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-03-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 597
- **2018-04-04** Pub. Ch. 597
- **2018-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/23/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cca89574-378c-4c71-b274-ff4a065a822d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).