---
type: "Bill"
title: "Estates - As enacted, requires the administrator or executor of an estate to swear an oath that the representative is not disqualified from serving due to a sentence of imprisonment in a penitentiary. - Amends TCA Title 30 and Title 40."
description: "Estates - As enacted, requires the administrator or executor of an estate to swear an oath that the representative is not disqualified from serving due to a sentence of imprisonment in a penitentiary. - Amends TCA Title 30 and Title 40."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 174"
citation: "Tennessee SB 174 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Estates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter", "Gardenhire"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-28"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c794ff1b-a093-4b06-8762-a7718da3c27b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0174&GA=111"
source_hash: "a13792649e234485896437fe11600fe490bd6a164480c6b1befec2a4cb030948"
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 174 (111) — Estates - As enacted, requires the administrator or executor of an estate to swear an oath that the representative is not disqualified from serving due to a sentence of imprisonment in a penitentiary. - Amends TCA Title 30 and Title 40.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0053** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0053.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0331** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0331.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0174.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019 3/14/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary 2/26/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/6/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/16/2019 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/24/2019 Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carter — primary (person)
- Gardenhire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 2/12/2019
- **2019-02-12** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children & Families Subcommittee of Judiciary
- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 3/6/2019
- **2019-03-06** Rec. for pass. if am., 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** Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0053) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-03-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-09** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0331)
- **2019-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 332
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 332
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/10/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c794ff1b-a093-4b06-8762-a7718da3c27b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).