---
type: "Bill"
title: "Process, Service of - As enacted, revises provisions governing identifying the person who makes service of process. - Amends TCA Section 16-15-901."
description: "Process, Service of - As enacted, revises provisions governing identifying the person who makes service of process. - Amends TCA Section 16-15-901."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 456"
citation: "Tennessee SB 456 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Process", "Service of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Garrett", "Stevens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56ca08b1-45aa-4725-b647-098c8881b418"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0456&GA=111"
source_hash: "3760e1139c3e9257a95d5bab1e4ae83d2ee76bc2e0dcb6e4129d2958406541e2"
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 456 (111) — Process, Service of - As enacted, revises provisions governing identifying the person who makes service of process. - Amends TCA Section 16-15-901.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0267** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0267.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0065** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0065.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0456.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2019 4/11/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/5/2019 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/3/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/14/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2019 Passed (1) — **88–6** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary 3/12/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Garrett — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/12/2019
- **2019-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-02-06** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-26** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/5/2019
- **2019-02-27** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2019
- **2019-03-05** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-12** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 3/20/2019
- **2019-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-14** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0065)
- **2019-03-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-20** Action def. in Judiciary to 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Action def. in Judiciary to 4/3/2019
- **2019-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-15** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 6, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-15** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0267) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-15** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-15** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-01** Pub. Ch. 196
- **2019-05-01** Effective date(s) 01/01/2020
- **2019-05-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 196

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56ca08b1-45aa-4725-b647-098c8881b418`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).