---
type: "Bill"
title: "Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, extends registration period for apprentice funeral directors, apprentice embalmers, and mortuary school students, from two to three years, or until the registrant has completed the apprenticeship requirements, whichever occurs first. - Amends TCA Section 62-5-312."
description: "Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, extends registration period for apprentice funeral directors, apprentice embalmers, and mortuary school students, from two to three years, or until the registrant has completed the apprenticeship requirements, whichever occurs first. - Amends TCA Section 62-5-312."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2046"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2046 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Funeral Directors and Embalmers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe", "Forgety"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-29"
last_action: "2018-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5a6752f-7fa1-4a37-a9b5-1b5b6a09e55b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2046&GA=110"
source_hash: "8793c0bb936257e69e8d1ec9547629aef890b4e08b4f51a1e6c7440802eefc3e"
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 2046 (110) — Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, extends registration period for apprentice funeral directors, apprentice embalmers, and mortuary school students, from two to three years, or until the registrant has completed the apprenticeship requirements, whichever occurs first. - Amends TCA Section 62-5-312.

## 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/SB2046.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2018 PASSED (1) — **98–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/15/2018 PASSED — **29–0** (fail) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/6/2018 Passed (1) — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)
- Forgety — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-29** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-30** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/6/2018
- **2018-03-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/12/2018
- **2018-03-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-13** Senate Reset on calendar 3/15/18
- **2018-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-22** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-26** Passed H., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-26** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-11** Pub. Ch. 651
- **2018-04-11** Effective date(s) 04/09/2018
- **2018-04-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 651

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5a6752f-7fa1-4a37-a9b5-1b5b6a09e55b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).