---
type: "Bill"
title: "Capitol - As enacted, directs the state capitol commission, subject to funding from nonstate sources, to place a POW-MIA Chair of Honor on the capitol grounds. -"
description: "Capitol - As enacted, directs the state capitol commission, subject to funding from nonstate sources, to place a POW-MIA Chair of Honor on the capitol grounds. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2159"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2159 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Capitol"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Hill T"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cc23684-60b9-463a-974d-8eddf1b3a67c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2159&GA=110"
source_hash: "5edabdedf98d39664cea1bd26ab8e3938aa27bb722e63ce2f6c5e8491722f592"
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 2159 (110) — Capitol - As enacted, directs the state capitol commission, subject to funding from nonstate sources, to place a POW-MIA Chair of Honor on the capitol grounds. -

## 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/SB2159.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/13/2018 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2018 PASSED (1) — **97–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/29/2018 PASSED (2) — **27–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/29/2018 PASSED (1) — **27–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Hill T — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/6/2018
- **2018-03-06** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-06** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/13/2018
- **2018-03-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-21** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-28** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-29** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-29** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0778)
- **2018-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-02** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-04-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0868) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-17** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-17** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-04-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Pub. Ch. 918
- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 05/01/2018
- **2018-05-08** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 918

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cc23684-60b9-463a-974d-8eddf1b3a67c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).