---
type: "Bill"
title: "Trusts - As enacted, revises various provisions governing trusts and estates. - Amends TCA Title 30; Title 31; Title 32; Title 34; Title 35 and Title 67."
description: "Trusts - As enacted, revises various provisions governing trusts and estates. - Amends TCA Title 30; Title 31; Title 32; Title 34; Title 35 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 542"
citation: "Tennessee SB 542 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Trusts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire", "Garrett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51cda734-a84f-483f-a744-fe4beeebc553"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0542&GA=111"
source_hash: "49f3c6fda116ecb610f4f65242a17d9e5d38866c89851cb9c6721483d5f444bc"
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 542 (111) — Trusts - As enacted, revises various provisions governing trusts and estates. - Amends TCA Title 30; Title 31; Title 32; Title 34; Title 35 and Title 67.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0263** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0263.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0161** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0161.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0542.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary 3/19/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2019 Passed (1) — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/1/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2019 4/11/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/26/2019 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/3/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gardenhire — primary (person)
- Garrett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Action def. in Judiciary to 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/1/2019
- **2019-04-01** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-01** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0161)
- **2019-04-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-15** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-15** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0263) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-15** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-15** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-01** Pub. Ch. 197
- **2019-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/25/2019
- **2019-05-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 197

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51cda734-a84f-483f-a744-fe4beeebc553`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).