---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes state and national criminal history background checks and investigations of employees and contractors of the department who are likely to have access to individuals with disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12."
description: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes state and national criminal history background checks and investigations of employees and contractors of the department who are likely to have access to individuals with disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 933"
citation: "Tennessee HB 933 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human Services", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91ae7f1c-6ccb-480f-91b9-328fa2eabe15"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0933&GA=111"
source_hash: "ca2d7352483cfacbed25ed265204574a1a3282751dc2ce166ef58e3b74141253"
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 933 (111) — Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes state and national criminal history background checks and investigations of employees and contractors of the department who are likely to have access to individuals with disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0014** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0014.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0028** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0028.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0933.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/6/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019 3/14/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/20/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE & EMPLOYEES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee 2/20/2019 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/26/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/25/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to State Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Placed on s/c cal Public Service & Employees Subcommittee for 2/20/2019
- **2019-02-13** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/20/2019
- **2019-02-20** Placed on cal. State Committee for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-20** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-02-21** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/25/2019
- **2019-02-25** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0028)
- **2019-02-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
- **2019-02-27** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-12** Rec. for pass., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-18** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-03-18** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-18** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0014) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-03-18** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-03-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 71
- **2019-04-09** Pub. Ch. 71
- **2019-04-09** Effective date(s) 03/28/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91ae7f1c-6ccb-480f-91b9-328fa2eabe15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).