---
type: "Bill"
title: "Juries and Jurors - As enacted, exempts from jury service, upon request and sufficient proof of age, persons 75 years of age and older who are incapable of providing service due to a mental or physical condition; requires person seeking such exemption to submit a declaration with certain information. - Amends TCA Title 22."
description: "Juries and Jurors - As enacted, exempts from jury service, upon request and sufficient proof of age, persons 75 years of age and older who are incapable of providing service due to a mental or physical condition; requires person seeking such exemption to submit a declaration with certain information. - Amends TCA Title 22."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1303"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1303 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Juries and Jurors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowling", "Bricken"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2bc290a-9354-4a83-b8c5-12f55fc14b51"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1303&GA=112"
source_hash: "70af68e4dd35dd38c1fde14e987e5fd81256c2c0e8541f2bd1daba68da6dc727"
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 HB 1303 (112) — Juries and Jurors - As enacted, exempts from jury service, upon request and sufficient proof of age, persons 75 years of age and older who are incapable of providing service due to a mental or physical condition; requires person seeking such exemption to submit a declaration with certain information. - Amends TCA Title 22.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0123** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0123.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0173** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0173.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0291** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0291.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0407** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0407.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1303.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **23–7** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/14/2021 Passed (2) — **14–11** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0 3/30/2021 Passed (3) — **5–4** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/16/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **91–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bowling — primary (person)
- Bricken — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-16** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-24** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-30** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021
- **2021-04-12** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-12** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0123) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-12** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0173)
- **2021-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-14** Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
- **2021-04-14** Failed to pass Senate, Ayes 14, Nays 11
- **2021-04-14** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0291)
- **2021-04-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-14** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 7 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Senate Amendment #3 withdrawn.
- **2021-05-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 544
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 544

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2bc290a-9354-4a83-b8c5-12f55fc14b51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).