---
type: "Bill"
title: "Trusts - As enacted, establishes as a default rule of state trust law that a beneficiary is a non-fiduciary unless appointed in such capacity, and makes certain other changes relative to trusts. - Amends TCA Title 30 and Title 35."
description: "Trusts - As enacted, establishes as a default rule of state trust law that a beneficiary is a non-fiduciary unless appointed in such capacity, and makes certain other changes relative to trusts. - Amends TCA Title 30 and Title 35."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 817"
citation: "Tennessee HB 817 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Trusts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Garrett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52b36933-91a3-4676-91d9-f87494a2e071"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0817&ga=114"
source_hash: "a3a1dde02922ffd5118a5002ea6c7296061953a97ccc27488429e755b7979e1e"
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 817 (114) — Trusts - As enacted, establishes as a default rule of state trust law that a beneficiary is a non-fiduciary unless appointed in such capacity, and makes certain other changes relative to trusts. - Amends TCA Title 30 and Title 35.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0021.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0047** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0047.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0817.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/26/2025 Passed — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025 2/27/2025 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/3/2025 Passed — **90–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/19/2025 Passed — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Garrett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-06** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10** Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/26/2025
- **2025-02-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2025
- **2025-02-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025
- **2025-03-03** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-03** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0021) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-06** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0047)
- **2025-03-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-04-04** Pub. Ch. 101

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52b36933-91a3-4676-91d9-f87494a2e071`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).