---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Records - As enacted, authorizes the transfer of wills and marriage licenses from the clerk's office to other suitable facilities. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 18, Chapter 1; Section 18-6-109 and Section 32-2-102."
description: "Public Records - As enacted, authorizes the transfer of wills and marriage licenses from the clerk's office to other suitable facilities. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 18, Chapter 1; Section 18-6-109 and Section 32-2-102."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 76"
citation: "Tennessee SB 76 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Garrett", "Haile"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/214b14a8-89cf-4cf4-a38b-209cf6211f93"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0076&GA=111"
source_hash: "af11639e8f49b6c726ea1765d847005876b6fb47208334c8cf077873597f2b04"
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 76 (111) — Public Records - As enacted, authorizes the transfer of wills and marriage licenses from the clerk's office to other suitable facilities. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 18, Chapter 1; Section 18-6-109 and Section 32-2-102.

## 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/SB0076.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/5/2019 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2019 3/7/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/11/2019 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 2/19/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2019 Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Garrett — primary (person)
- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-28** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/5/2019
- **2019-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-01-31** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-05** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-02-06** Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/11/2019
- **2019-02-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-02-13** Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 2/19/2019
- **2019-02-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-02-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-20** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-14** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-03-14** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-03-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-21** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-27** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-28** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-09** Pub. Ch. 79
- **2019-04-09** Effective date(s) 04/03/2019
- **2019-04-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 79

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/214b14a8-89cf-4cf4-a38b-209cf6211f93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).