---
type: "Bill"
title: "Trusts - As enacted, makes various changes to laws regarding trusts. - Amends TCA Title 35."
description: "Trusts - As enacted, makes various changes to laws regarding trusts. - Amends TCA Title 35."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 896"
citation: "Tennessee SB 896 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Trusts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Garrett", "Stevens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b01d4c0-a490-416d-89a4-13eae79b9237"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0896&GA=112"
source_hash: "a8c7eac65e936376188f3d78b950baf2c2157b4d5e48f78295e6763fd72ae7ea"
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 896 (112) — Trusts - As enacted, makes various changes to laws regarding trusts. - Amends TCA Title 35.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0121** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0121.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0373** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0373.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0896.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/29/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2021 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/6/2021 (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 CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/17/2021 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/24/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/31/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Garrett — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021
- **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
- **2021-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-14** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-14** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0121) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-29** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0373)
- **2021-04-29** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-05-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 420
- **2021-05-19** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021; 01/01/2022
- **2021-05-19** Pub. Ch. 420

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b01d4c0-a490-416d-89a4-13eae79b9237`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).