---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, enacts the \"Savannah Grace Copeland Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 12; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49."
description: "Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, enacts the \"Savannah Grace Copeland Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 12; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 641"
citation: "Tennessee HB 641 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Funds and Financing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carringer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-02-03"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/984d2b3b-5573-42fa-8491-3e686d9333bc"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0641&ga=114"
source_hash: "392120be8293b8ce28d07cb304efe94a782d9b8b7aa61e7f61432466cb386598"
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 641 (114) — Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, enacts the "Savannah Grace Copeland Act." - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 12; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0504** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0504.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0453** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0453.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0641.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/12/2025 Passed (6) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/4/2025 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (4) — **27–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (3) — **27–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (5) — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 4/17/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carringer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-03** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-06** P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10** Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
- **2025-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-04** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025
- **2025-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-12** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-19** Placed behind the budget
- **2025-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0504) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0453)
- **2025-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-27** Pub. Ch. 495

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/984d2b3b-5573-42fa-8491-3e686d9333bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).