---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, rewrites provisions governing apprenticeship programs. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 76, Part 2."
description: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, rewrites provisions governing apprenticeship programs. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 76, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2458"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2458 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell", "Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6eb1f214-ac81-4ee4-91aa-4ed0f8968f51"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2458&GA=110"
source_hash: "851ed777602e1f2272b8e8b828ceabce60a9583cba3f8c9f7e55951992908f82"
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 2458 (110) — Professions and Occupations - As enacted, rewrites provisions governing apprenticeship programs. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 76, Part 2.

## 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/SB2458.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **95–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **31–0** (fail) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/20/2018 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Howell — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2018-02-05** P1C.
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/6/2018
- **2018-03-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-20** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/5/2018
- **2018-04-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-04-05** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0922)
- **2018-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0860)
- **2018-04-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0998)
- **2018-04-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-12** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-12** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0875) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-12** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-12** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-04** Pub. Ch. 848
- **2018-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/26/2018; 01/01/2019
- **2018-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 848

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6eb1f214-ac81-4ee4-91aa-4ed0f8968f51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).