---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts - As enacted, allows a court to temporarily hold court proceedings in a courthouse or other room located outside the county seat under specific circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 16-1-105."
description: "Courts - As enacted, allows a court to temporarily hold court proceedings in a courthouse or other room located outside the county seat under specific circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 16-1-105."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2741"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2741 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Carter"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-02-05"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3c1236a-2dbc-4784-a9b8-99cd79eabe6f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2741&GA=111"
source_hash: "fee0f55d1dee96012fb2fab167241b090bb619a3ee321979c5055aeb6b7e86a6"
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 2741 (111) — Courts - As enacted, allows a court to temporarily hold court proceedings in a courthouse or other room located outside the county seat under specific circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 16-1-105.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0931** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0931.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB2741.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 6/2/2020 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/15/2020 6/11/2020 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/10/2020 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/16/2020 Passed (2) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 5/27/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/18/2020 Passed (1) — **85–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/10/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Carter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **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** Filed for introduction `reading-1, 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`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-20** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 5/27/2020
- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 6/2/2020
- **2020-05-27** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 6/2/2020
- **2020-06-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-06-02** Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 6/9/2020
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 6/8/2020
- **2020-06-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 6/10/2020
- **2020-06-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **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 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-16** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0931) `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 - HA0931) `passage`
- **2020-06-18** Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-18** H withdrew am. 1 (Amendment 1 - HA0931)
- **2020-06-18** House Am. 1 reconsidered.(Amendment 1 - HA0931)
- **2020-06-18** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2020-06-18** Motion to lift from table adopted.
- **2020-06-18** Senate refused to concur in HA #1
- **2020-06-18** Senate reconsidered action in concurring in HA #1
- **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. 805
- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 07/15/2020
- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 805

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3c1236a-2dbc-4784-a9b8-99cd79eabe6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).