--- type: "Bill" title: "Disabled Persons - As enacted, makes various changes to the system established by the commissioner of human services for providing rehabilitation centers for persons with disabilities; changes the name of the advisory board for rehabilitation centers to the advisory board for community-based vocational rehabilitation services; extends the new board to June 30, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 7." description: "Disabled Persons - As enacted, makes various changes to the system established by the commissioner of human services for providing rehabilitation centers for persons with disabilities; changes the name of the advisory board for rehabilitation centers to the advisory board for community-based vocational rehabilitation services; extends the new board to June 30, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 7." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "112" identifier: "HB 2801" citation: "Tennessee HB 2801 (112)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Disabled Persons"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"] version_count: 3 action_count: 43 vote_count: 8 first_action: "2022-02-02" last_action: "2022-04-26" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17e5d0ac-8478-46bc-ad55-887a9d75239f" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2801&GA=112" source_hash: "6f70f7e61b73448fe07eb04f32bbdb1b7a612f2b07df2234186d248284b9c474" 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 2801 (112) — Disabled Persons - As enacted, makes various changes to the system established by the commissioner of human services for providing rehabilitation centers for persons with disabilities; changes the name of the advisory board for rehabilitation centers to the advisory board for community-based vocational rehabilitation services; extends the new board to June 30, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 7. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Amendment HA0785** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0785.pdf) 2. **Amendment SA0577** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0577.pdf) 3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2801.pdf) ## Votes - SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/2/2022 Passed (3) — **8–1** (pass) · upper - HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/23/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower - HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/8/2022 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower - SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/9/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2022 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022 3/31/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — **28–1** (pass) · upper - HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/28/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Johnson — primary (person) - Lamberth — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction` - **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-02-03** P1C. - **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2022-02-07** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. - **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee - **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-15** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2022-02-15** Ref. to Health Committee -- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee` - **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/2/2022 - **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/8/2022 - **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2022 - **2022-03-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 - **2022-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-08** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/16/2022 - **2022-03-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 - **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/23/2022 - **2022-03-16** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/23/2022 - **2022-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022 - **2022-03-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 1 `passage` - **2022-03-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0577) - **2022-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/28/2022 - **2022-03-23** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-03-24** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2022-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2022 - **2022-03-31** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022 - **2022-04-07** Comp. SB subst. - **2022-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-04-07** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage` - **2022-04-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0785) `amendment-withdrawal` - **2022-04-07** Subst. for comp. HB. - **2022-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures - **2022-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker - **2022-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2022-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. - **2022-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2022-04-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 905 - **2022-04-26** Effective date(s) 04/19/2022 - **2022-04-26** Pub. Ch. 905 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17e5d0ac-8478-46bc-ad55-887a9d75239f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).