republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/hb-967.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, authorizes operators of crematory facilities who provide free services for the cremation of human remains to receive a refund of the permit fee paid for such services. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 5; Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 2."
description: "Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, authorizes operators of crematory facilities who provide free services for the cremation of human remains to receive a refund of the permit fee paid for such services. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 5; Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 967"
citation: "Tennessee HB 967 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Funeral Directors and Embalmers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Cochran"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b77a33bb-f373-4875-87e8-a2b0a75ff4c7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0967&GA=111"
source_hash: "8f5aa5f01a5cf98656eb365618b1e169f8d6eaf446dcdfff0f8900b796d9048e"
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 HB 967 (111) — Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, authorizes operators of crematory facilities who provide free services for the cremation of human remains to receive a refund of the permit fee paid for such services. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 5; Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 2.

## 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/111/Bill/HB0967.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/1/2019 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019 4/30/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/30/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/5/2019 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/12/2019 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/19/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/11/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/30/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Cochran — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Business Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/5/2019
- **2019-03-05** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Business Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-08** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/11/2019
- **2019-03-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-12** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-19** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Placed behind the budget
- **2019-04-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar #2 for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-30** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-01** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-05-01** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 375
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 375
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b77a33bb-f373-4875-87e8-a2b0a75ff4c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).