---
type: "Bill"
title: "Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, establishes requirements regarding the custody and transfer of remains in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 62, Chapter 5 and Title 68."
description: "Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, establishes requirements regarding the custody and transfer of remains in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 62, Chapter 5 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 19"
citation: "Tennessee SB 19 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Funeral Directors and Embalmers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harris", "Powell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2017-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0195b988-f505-4f22-ba55-5eb75a0b14ac"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0019&GA=110"
source_hash: "73a6e6bec0841ce8e7177b775efde637ef55dc5a42174c5171e120467fa55983"
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 19 (110) — Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, establishes requirements regarding the custody and transfer of remains in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 62, Chapter 5 and Title 68.

## 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/SB0019.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2017 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/14/2017 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 3/20/2017 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harris — primary (person)
- Powell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-17** Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0117)
- **2017-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-29** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2017
- **2017-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-10** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0244) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-04-10** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-10** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-13** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 158
- **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017
- **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 158

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0195b988-f505-4f22-ba55-5eb75a0b14ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).