---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clerks, Court - As enacted, clarifies the requirements for a clerk of court to assess a fee for electronic filing, including authorization by local rule and compliance with technological standards promulgated by the supreme court. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21, Part 4."
description: "Clerks, Court - As enacted, clarifies the requirements for a clerk of court to assess a fee for electronic filing, including authorization by local rule and compliance with technological standards promulgated by the supreme court. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2630"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2630 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Clerks", "Court"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moody", "White"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-02-05"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b62cbd4-3dd2-41e6-9c17-230366909b9e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2630&GA=111"
source_hash: "a16526007da48470da0a58a79a9c4746497e8cd293033fcc47b23794e9964d6b"
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 2630 (111) — Clerks, Court - As enacted, clarifies the requirements for a clerk of court to assess a fee for electronic filing, including authorization by local rule and compliance with technological standards promulgated by the supreme court. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21, Part 4.

## 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/SB2630.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/18/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/10/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2020 Passed (2) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2020 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/18/2020 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Moody — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro. `introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P1C.
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2020-02-10** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-11** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-12** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-18** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **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
- **2020-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-18** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-03-19** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-03-19** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-04-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-06** Pub. Ch. 647
- **2020-04-06** Effective date(s) 04/01/2020
- **2020-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 647

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b62cbd4-3dd2-41e6-9c17-230366909b9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).