---
type: "Bill"
title: "Guardians and Conservators - As enacted, specifies the procedures for giving notice in conservatorship proceedings; specifies that certain examination reports in conservatorship proceedings are confidential and not open for inspection by the public. - Amends TCA Title 34."
description: "Guardians and Conservators - As enacted, specifies the procedures for giving notice in conservatorship proceedings; specifies that certain examination reports in conservatorship proceedings are confidential and not open for inspection by the public. - Amends TCA Title 34."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1440"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1440 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Guardians and Conservators"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari", "Ragan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7ecb2a3-5e0c-4e0a-97f7-3a928a4aee04"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1440&GA=112"
source_hash: "5f1d8fa1c040da38ec9c68f18df3c8d5bc7645db045315b6d82eda3d229a5154"
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 1440 (112) — Guardians and Conservators - As enacted, specifies the procedures for giving notice in conservatorship proceedings; specifies that certain examination reports in conservatorship proceedings are confidential and not open for inspection by the public. - Amends TCA Title 34.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0256** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0256.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0324** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0324.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1440.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2021 4/15/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 4/7/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2021 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/19/2021 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/31/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/12/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/13/2021 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Akbari — primary (person)
- Ragan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-05** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/12/2021
- **2021-04-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/19/2021
- **2021-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-19** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0324)
- **2021-04-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0256) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-22** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-22** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-27** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/04/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 305
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 305

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7ecb2a3-5e0c-4e0a-97f7-3a928a4aee04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).