---
type: "Bill"
title: "Corporations, For Profit - As enacted, requires corporations to implement certain measures and maintain certain records when allowing shareholder meetings to be conducted by remote means. - Amends TCA Title 48."
description: "Corporations, For Profit - As enacted, requires corporations to implement certain measures and maintain certain records when allowing shareholder meetings to be conducted by remote means. - Amends TCA Title 48."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 181"
citation: "Tennessee SB 181 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corporations", "For Profit"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-07"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c65d5f91-9af6-4d8a-a7d9-a857f7798a89"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0181&GA=112"
source_hash: "74fae8ea123162940fa72c185657e1bd0fd17c6a0306a8a8fb0d8c6e2c8ea7bd"
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 181 (112) — Corporations, For Profit - As enacted, requires corporations to implement certain measures and maintain certain records when allowing shareholder meetings to be conducted by remote means. - Amends TCA Title 48.

## 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/SB0181.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/2/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/24/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/8/2021 3/4/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/8/2021 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, referred to Senate Calendar Committee 3/16/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
- **2021-01-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-02-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/4/2021
- **2021-03-04** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/8/2021
- **2021-03-08** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2021-03-09** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-22** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-03-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-03-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-31** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 85
- **2021-04-12** Effective date(s) 04/07/2021
- **2021-04-12** Pub. Ch. 85

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c65d5f91-9af6-4d8a-a7d9-a857f7798a89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).