---
type: "Bill"
title: "Employees, Employers - As enacted, prohibits marketplace platforms from keeping tips intended for marketplace contractors. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 56 and Title 62."
description: "Employees, Employers - As enacted, prohibits marketplace platforms from keeping tips intended for marketplace contractors. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 56 and Title 62."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1796"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1796 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Employees", "Employers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beck", "Yarbro"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-01-22"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c729a0bc-55d9-41d7-89e7-f4b9d4562156"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1796&GA=111"
source_hash: "5dcdbe23dc2a80e666e9b937ba36b60b5660ac84c87e2222ba00bb007aa6f6d3"
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 1796 (111) — Employees, Employers - As enacted, prohibits marketplace platforms from keeping tips intended for marketplace contractors. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 56 and Title 62.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0851** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0851.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB1796.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/17/2020 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/15/2020 6/11/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE EMPLOYEE AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee 3/10/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/16/2020 Passed (1) — **70–17** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CONSUMER AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/4/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/2/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/16/2020 Passed — **67–25** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2020 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beck — primary (person)
- Yarbro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-22** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2020-01-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-29** Assigned to s/c Employee Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-29** P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/2/2020
- **2020-03-02** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Employee Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 6/4/2020
- **2020-06-04** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-16** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 6/17/2020
- **2020-06-16** Passed H., as am., Ayes 70, Nays 17, PNV 7 `passage`
- **2020-06-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0851) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-16** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-16** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-17** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0851) `passage`
- **2020-06-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-07-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22** Pub. Ch. 788
- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 10/01/2020
- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 788

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c729a0bc-55d9-41d7-89e7-f4b9d4562156`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).