---
type: "Bill"
title: "Financial Institutions, Dept. of - As enacted, allows the commissioner to require applicants for money transmitter licensure to consent to a criminal history records check and to submit a fingerprint sample; revises other provisions regarding money transmitters. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 7, Part 2."
description: "Financial Institutions, Dept. of - As enacted, allows the commissioner to require applicants for money transmitter licensure to consent to a criminal history records check and to submit a fingerprint sample; revises other provisions regarding money transmitters. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 7, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2166"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2166 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Financial Institutions", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 40
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8a81e68-f6b9-4b99-ac1e-9f16bbdd04de"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2166&GA=111"
source_hash: "f0264d2764529bb0069112695900d53f23b354b3d0c414f2f5d7f9ba4139f8c4"
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 2166 (111) — Financial Institutions, Dept. of - As enacted, allows the commissioner to require applicants for money transmitter licensure to consent to a criminal history records check and to submit a fingerprint sample; revises other provisions regarding money transmitters. - Amends TCA Title 45, 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/SB2166.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/16/2020 6/15/2020 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE BANKING & INVESTMENTS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/18/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/25/2020 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/18/2020 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 6/3/2020 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/16/2020 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2020 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/16/2020 Passed (2) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/15/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-03** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-03** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2020-02-10** Assigned to s/c Banking & Investments Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-11** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Banking & Investments Subcommittee for 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-18** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-19** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2020
- **2020-02-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-25** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-04** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-11** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-27** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/3/2020
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-11** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-15** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/16/2020
- **2020-06-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-16** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-16** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-06-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 730
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 01/01/2021
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 730

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8a81e68-f6b9-4b99-ac1e-9f16bbdd04de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).