---
type: "Bill"
title: "Process, Service of - As enacted, adds to law concerning service of process by mail for actions in general sessions courts. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 9."
description: "Process, Service of - As enacted, adds to law concerning service of process by mail for actions in general sessions courts. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 9."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1740"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1740 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Process", "Service of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beck", "Kelsey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c296324-c6ba-45f9-b2ec-a2ff7c0ff7a2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1740&GA=110"
source_hash: "bcee4b2953733b79e5d8fe2f05a8bc1b0719e019b1f2d04767f9e172de58a012"
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 1740 (110) — Process, Service of - As enacted, adds to law concerning service of process by mail for actions in general sessions courts. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15, Part 9.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB1740.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **93–1** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **26–0** (fail) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/27/2018 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beck — primary (person)
- Kelsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-22** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-01-25** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-29** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-05** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0659)
- **2018-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-21** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-21** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-12** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-12** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1114) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-12** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-12** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-04** Pub. Ch. 806
- **2018-05-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018
- **2018-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 806

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c296324-c6ba-45f9-b2ec-a2ff7c0ff7a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).