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type: "Bill"
title: "Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, allows a cause of action for any affected person who seeks declaratory and injunctive relief in any action brought regarding the legality or constitutionality of a governmental action, but such action does not include damages. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3."
description: "Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, allows a cause of action for any affected person who seeks declaratory and injunctive relief in any action brought regarding the legality or constitutionality of a governmental action, but such action does not include damages. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1870"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1870 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Remedies and Special Proceedings"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Casada", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-25"
last_action: "2018-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63ca0621-efc8-45ef-84b4-0a149b3de7cb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1870&GA=110"
source_hash: "5a6bfad5b7cd8cc5d11510aa1665058b88c24258a4443007bb391bd9604b0160"
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 1870 (110) — Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, allows a cause of action for any affected person who seeks declaratory and injunctive relief in any action brought regarding the legality or constitutionality of a governmental action, but such action does not include damages. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3.
## 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/SB1870.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2018 PASSED — **6724** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2018 PASSED (1) — **7416** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/22/2018 PASSED (1) — **300** (fail) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/13/2018 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Casada — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-29** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-01-31** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/13/2018
- **2018-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/22/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-15** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 16, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-15** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-21** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-06** Pub. Ch. 621
- **2018-04-06** Effective date(s) 04/02/2018
- **2018-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 621
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63ca0621-efc8-45ef-84b4-0a149b3de7cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).