---
type: "Bill"
title: "Statutes and Codification - As enacted, codifies the Acts of the 2019 regular session. -"
description: "Statutes and Codification - As enacted, codifies the Acts of the 2019 regular session. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1693"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1693 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Statutes and Codification"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-10"
last_action: "2020-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6eb9916a-085e-4b77-8595-558b2387a352"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1693&GA=111"
source_hash: "f1d169d252316bdb5f101029963a23abe4e73bb7d7db239972b1b76df530c2c9"
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 HB 1693 (111) — Statutes and Codification - As enacted, codifies the Acts of the 2019 regular session. -

## 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/111/Bill/HB1693.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/3/2020 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/5/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/20/2020 Passed (2) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee 1/28/2020 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/20/2020 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-10** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-16** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-16** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2020-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 1/28/2020
- **2020-01-23** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-01-29** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 2/5/2020
- **2020-01-30** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/3/2020
- **2020-01-30** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 1/30/2020
- **2020-02-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-02-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/13/2020
- **2020-02-13** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/20/2020
- **2020-02-20** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-02-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-02-20** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-02-20** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-02-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-02-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-02-25** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-16** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 518
- **2020-03-16** Pub. Ch. 518
- **2020-03-16** Effective date(s) 03/06/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6eb9916a-085e-4b77-8595-558b2387a352`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).