--- type: "Bill" title: "Human Rights - As enacted, creates the Tennessee Civil Rights Crimes Information, Reconciliation, and Research Center. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 62." description: "Human Rights - As enacted, creates the Tennessee Civil Rights Crimes Information, Reconciliation, and Research Center. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 62." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "110" identifier: "SB 2631" citation: "Tennessee SB 2631 (110)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Human Rights"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Norris", "Turner"] version_count: 1 action_count: 44 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2018-02-01" last_action: "2018-05-18" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/211ca1aa-6799-4632-a4ee-9df2ea738920" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2631&GA=110" source_hash: "7fa13c16842d95d01b762517921b28ce6fa4f5174fe226ea3dceaad96eb10bd8" 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 2631 (110) — Human Rights - As enacted, creates the Tennessee Civil Rights Crimes Information, Reconciliation, and Research Center. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 62. ## 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/SB2631.pdf) ## Votes - SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/17/2018 Passed (1) — **11–0** (pass) · upper - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 1 4/3/2018 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Norris — primary (person) - Turner — 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** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1` - **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction` - **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - **2018-02-05** P1C. - **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee` - **2018-02-12** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2018-03-21** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/28/2018 - **2018-03-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/3/2018 - **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/3/2018 - **2018-03-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee` - **2018-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 1 - **2018-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2018-04-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2018 - **2018-04-04** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2018-04-09** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-04-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2018-04-09** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/9/2018 - **2018-04-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2018-04-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/12/2018 - **2018-04-12** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2018 - **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/17/2018 - **2018-04-17** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - **2018-04-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 7 `passage` - **2018-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1117) `amendment-passage` - **2018-04-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2018-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - **2018-04-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/23/2018 - **2018-04-23** Companion House Bill substituted - **2018-04-23** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/24/2018 - **2018-04-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage` - **2018-04-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA1085) - **2018-04-23** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - **2018-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-04-24** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 94, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB2624 - **2018-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker - **2018-04-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - **2018-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2018-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt` - **2018-05-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2018-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 966 - **2018-05-18** Pub. Ch. 966 - **2018-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/15/2018 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/211ca1aa-6799-4632-a4ee-9df2ea738920`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).