---
type: "Bill"
title: "Marriage - As enacted, permits notaries public to solemnize marriages. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 16 and Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 3."
description: "Marriage - As enacted, permits notaries public to solemnize marriages. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 16 and Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 509"
citation: "Tennessee SB 509 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Marriage"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hulsey", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/092d2bcd-57ea-4a93-a220-c0270271ad25"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0509&GA=112"
source_hash: "6ace657bc70e0e0d41e4ae80db0d9ceca602c9725e103e15088e94ae7783ccf8"
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 509 (112) — Marriage - As enacted, permits notaries public to solemnize marriages. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 16 and Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 3.

## 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/SB0509.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/5/2021 4/1/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/29/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/23/2021 Passed (2) — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/17/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **67–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hulsey — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-22** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-25** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
- **2021-04-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-01** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/21
- **2021-04-05** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2021-04-12** Passed H., Ayes 67, Nays 16, PNV 7 `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-12** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04** Effective date(s) 4/28/2021
- **2021-05-04** Pub. Ch. 255
- **2021-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 255

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/092d2bcd-57ea-4a93-a220-c0270271ad25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).