--- type: "Bill" title: "Cemeteries - As enacted, specifies that a trustee for an improvement care trust fund may establish a separate trust for each individual cemetery or cemetery company, or a master trust for multiple cemetery companies; specifies that a trustee for pre-need cemetery contracts may establish a separate trust fund for each contract, a single trust fund for all contracts written by an individual cemetery, or a single trust fund for all contracts written by multiple cemetery companies; makes other changes related to the establishment and management of an improvement care trust fund or a trust fund for a pre-need cemetery contract. - Amends TCA Title 35, Chapter 14 and Title 46, Chapter 1, Part 2." description: "Cemeteries - As enacted, specifies that a trustee for an improvement care trust fund may establish a separate trust for each individual cemetery or cemetery company, or a master trust for multiple cemetery companies; specifies that a trustee for pre-need cemetery contracts may establish a separate trust fund for each contract, a single trust fund for all contracts written by an individual cemetery, or a single trust fund for all contracts written by multiple cemetery companies; makes other changes related to the establishment and management of an improvement care trust fund or a trust fund for a pre-need cemetery contract. - Amends TCA Title 35, Chapter 14 and Title 46, Chapter 1, Part 2." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "112" identifier: "HB 2352" citation: "Tennessee HB 2352 (112)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Cemeteries"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Garrett", "Jackson"] version_count: 1 action_count: 31 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2022-01-25" last_action: "2022-04-04" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f523ce6-36aa-466e-870b-374202d160f8" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2352&GA=112" source_hash: "5fcab0aeedf5a78a42b8bdda4d38fe11f0b7fa65c9ac3f37e6006f8e20c23c91" 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 2352 (112) — Cemeteries - As enacted, specifies that a trustee for an improvement care trust fund may establish a separate trust for each individual cemetery or cemetery company, or a master trust for multiple cemetery companies; specifies that a trustee for pre-need cemetery contracts may establish a separate trust fund for each contract, a single trust fund for all contracts written by an individual cemetery, or a single trust fund for all contracts written by multiple cemetery companies; makes other changes related to the establishment and management of an improvement care trust fund or a trust fund for a pre-need cemetery contract. - Amends TCA Title 35, Chapter 14 and Title 46, Chapter 1, Part 2. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2352.pdf) ## Votes - SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/8/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper - HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/22/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/14/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper - HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/16/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/7/2022 3/3/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2022 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2022 Passed (2) — **92–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Garrett — primary (person) - Jackson — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2022-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2022-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee - **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-02-01** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/8/2022 - **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee` - **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2022-02-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee - **2022-02-09** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/16/2022 - **2022-02-10** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/14/2022 - **2022-02-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - **2022-02-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage` - **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/22/2022 - **2022-02-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-02-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2022-02-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/3/2022 - **2022-03-03** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/7/2022 - **2022-03-07** Comp. SB subst. - **2022-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-07** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage` - **2022-03-07** Subst. for comp. HB. - **2022-03-09** Enrolled and ready for signatures - **2022-03-10** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2022-03-14** Transmitted to Governor for action. - **2022-03-14** Signed by H. Speaker - **2022-03-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2022-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 705 - **2022-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/18/2022, 01/01/2023 - **2022-04-04** Pub. Ch. 705 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f523ce6-36aa-466e-870b-374202d160f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).