---
type: "Bill"
title: "Emergency Communications Districts - As enacted, requires training curriculum for 911 operators and public safety dispatchers to include guidelines for T-CPR; provides immunity from civil liability for emergency communication districts, the state, counties, and municipalities for employees who provide assistance or instruction on T-CPR to a caller or bystander on an emergency call. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 68."
description: "Emergency Communications Districts - As enacted, requires training curriculum for 911 operators and public safety dispatchers to include guidelines for T-CPR; provides immunity from civil liability for emergency communication districts, the state, counties, and municipalities for employees who provide assistance or instruction on T-CPR to a caller or bystander on an emergency call. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1958"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1958 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Emergency Communications Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cepicky", "Crowe"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-01-28"
last_action: "2020-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db57ab1f-6dd4-491a-8073-d88decf5df82"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1958&GA=111"
source_hash: "4a769482a94450153d00cb4f0b26dc9a03a8a30b22937b131fd6ff5a9fd33094"
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 1958 (111) — Emergency Communications Districts - As enacted, requires training curriculum for 911 operators and public safety dispatchers to include guidelines for T-CPR; provides immunity from civil liability for emergency communication districts, the state, counties, and municipalities for employees who provide assistance or instruction on T-CPR to a caller or bystander on an emergency call. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0533** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0533.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0560** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0560.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0576** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0576.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0492** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0492.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB1958.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee 2/11/2020 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY CURCIO PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/27/2020 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2020 2/20/2020 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 3/5/2020 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 3/5/2020 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/24/2020 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/27/2020 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/18/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/18/2020 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cepicky — primary (person)
- Crowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-29** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-30** P2C, ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-31** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2020-02-05** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/11/2020
- **2020-02-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-11** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-12** Placed on cal. State Committee for 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-02-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2020
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/24/2020
- **2020-02-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2020
- **2020-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0492)
- **2020-02-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/27/20
- **2020-02-24** Reset on cal. for 2/27/2020
- **2020-02-27** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-27** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0576) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-27** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0560) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0533) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-02-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-02-27** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-27** H. adopted am. 3 `amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-27** H. adopted am. 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-03-03** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-05** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA0576) `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0560) `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 2 - HA0560) `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-09** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-03-10** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-26** Pub. Ch. 575
- **2020-03-26** Effective date(s) 03/19/2020, 01/01/2021
- **2020-03-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 575

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db57ab1f-6dd4-491a-8073-d88decf5df82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).