---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, allows written waivers, exculpatory agreements, or releases executed by whitewater rafting professionals to be kept in electronic format. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 7, Part 2."
description: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, allows written waivers, exculpatory agreements, or releases executed by whitewater rafting professionals to be kept in electronic format. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 7, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1763"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1763 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Howell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-12-06"
last_action: "2020-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b3aec83-b189-4825-aa6c-496ddccedf49"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1763&GA=111"
source_hash: "bb858b0c8f7831feb25efd3fd2eabb4c5cc331b1dcbdd0328403bd99a2970c7f"
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 1763 (111) — Professions and Occupations - As enacted, allows written waivers, exculpatory agreements, or releases executed by whitewater rafting professionals to be kept in electronic format. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 7, 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/111/Bill/SB1763.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2020 Passed (2) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/10/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/5/2020 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 2/4/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/12/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2020 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Howell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-15** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-21** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2020-01-29** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/4/2020
- **2020-02-04** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/5/2020
- **2020-02-04** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-05** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-05** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 2/12/2020
- **2020-02-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/10/2020
- **2020-02-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-02-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2020
- **2020-02-20** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/24/2020
- **2020-02-24** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-02-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-02-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-02-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-02-27** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-02-28** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-16** Pub. Ch. 524
- **2020-03-16** Effective date(s) 03/06/2020
- **2020-03-16** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 524

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b3aec83-b189-4825-aa6c-496ddccedf49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).