---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts - As enacted, enacts the \"Recovery Court Renewal Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1."
description: "Courts - As enacted, enacts the \"Recovery Court Renewal Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1232"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1232 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc66424f-62b7-4724-9332-e41475313641"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1232&ga=114"
source_hash: "19de57a7a82c91ee747a3dd2d88214ca572cbc775b0706ee0020befc102d0c6c"
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 1232 (114) — Courts - As enacted, enacts the "Recovery Court Renewal Act." - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0981** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0981.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0764** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0764.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1232.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/17/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/16/2026 Passed — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/8/2026 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **82–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-16** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-04-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2026
- **2026-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-04-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0764)
- **2026-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0981) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1061

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc66424f-62b7-4724-9332-e41475313641`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).