---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elder Abuse - As enacted, enacts the \"Safe Seniors Act of 2021\". - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 71."
description: "Elder Abuse - As enacted, enacts the \"Safe Seniors Act of 2021\". - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 718"
citation: "Tennessee HB 718 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elder Abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keisling", "Rose"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9a06f5d-d5f2-40c7-b5e4-b465197dd1e6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0718&GA=112"
source_hash: "5dcdf61ff18c42e5e854c12ba7e4bc0af7a19788a47e391fa1615741bb2086b6"
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 718 (112) — Elder Abuse - As enacted, enacts the "Safe Seniors Act of 2021". - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0383** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0383.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0718.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/20/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/4/2021 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/17/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/29/2021 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Keisling — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
- **2021-04-01** Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/28/21
- **2021-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-14** Reset on cal. for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/21
- **2021-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** Reset on cal. for 5/4/2021
- **2021-04-29** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0383)
- **2021-04-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-05-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-05-04** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-04** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-04** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-05-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-17** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 500
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2021, 10/01/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 500

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9a06f5d-d5f2-40c7-b5e4-b465197dd1e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).