---
type: "Bill"
title: "Garnishments and Executions - As enacted, clarifies that the sheriff or other person authorized by law to serve garnishments is authorized to demand that the fee for performing service of a garnishment be paid in advance of such performance. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21, Part 9."
description: "Garnishments and Executions - As enacted, clarifies that the sheriff or other person authorized by law to serve garnishments is authorized to demand that the fee for performing service of a garnishment be paid in advance of such performance. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21, Part 9."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1637"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1637 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Garnishments and Executions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57329671-34eb-4abe-8e79-e5b484ae1d9e"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1637&ga=114"
source_hash: "fc88ab17064caf9f80a7e5326f0f4b520aa6d3dbcc1d68ae64f7a8840e6e1676"
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 1637 (114) — Garnishments and Executions - As enacted, clarifies that the sheriff or other person authorized by law to serve garnishments is authorized to demand that the fee for performing service of a garnishment be paid in advance of such performance. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21, Part 9.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1637.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/3/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-15** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-03-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 1, PNV 10 `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-27** Effective date(s) 04/14/2026
- **2026-04-27** Pub. Ch. 692

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57329671-34eb-4abe-8e79-e5b484ae1d9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).