---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Government - As enacted, revises provisions relating to background checks for persons considered for appointment to or employment in various positions in state government and for administrators and employees of child care agencies. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 68, Chapter 102 and Title 71, Chapter 3."
description: "State Government - As enacted, revises provisions relating to background checks for persons considered for appointment to or employment in various positions in state government and for administrators and employees of child care agencies. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 68, Chapter 102 and Title 71, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1038"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1038 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef4b6e91-4836-47ad-bd19-9142a7eece79"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1038&GA=113"
source_hash: "d4fa6c353b5d2d27785456afc2a6d9e4b3a6e9e914e29632d5aecd5136193cf3"
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 1038 (113) — State Government - As enacted, revises provisions relating to background checks for persons considered for appointment to or employment in various positions in state government and for administrators and employees of child care agencies. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 68, Chapter 102 and Title 71, Chapter 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0294** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0294.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0393** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0393.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1038.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/29/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-28** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-29** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/12/2023
- **2023-04-12** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/17/2023
- **2023-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/17/2023
- **2023-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-17** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0393)
- **2023-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-19** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0294) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 05/11/2023
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 433

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef4b6e91-4836-47ad-bd19-9142a7eece79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).