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type: "Bill"
title: "Judicial Districts - As enacted, divides the current 21st judicial district into a new 21st district consisting of Williamson County and a new 32nd judicial district consisting of Hickman, Lewis, and Perry counties. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14; Title 8, Chapter 7; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18, Chapter 4 and Title 18, Chapter 5."
description: "Judicial Districts - As enacted, divides the current 21st judicial district into a new 21st district consisting of Williamson County and a new 32nd judicial district consisting of Hickman, Lewis, and Perry counties. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14; Title 8, Chapter 7; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18, Chapter 4 and Title 18, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 561"
citation: "Tennessee SB 561 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Judicial Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curcio", "Hensley"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 59
vote_count: 14
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2020-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a341b1c-9847-41c3-84d0-aa374065df23"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0561&GA=111"
source_hash: "663025c7159fb4580ae4c0aabc2f2e1483d7c92f3904a47b70428f0d82cc6bb2"
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 561 (111) — Judicial Districts - As enacted, divides the current 21st judicial district into a new 21st district consisting of Williamson County and a new 32nd judicial district consisting of Hickman, Lewis, and Perry counties. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14; Title 8, Chapter 7; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18, Chapter 4 and Title 18, Chapter 5.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0347** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0347.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0493** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0493.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0519** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0519.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0404** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0404.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0561.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/10/2019 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/20/2020 Passed — **845** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/24/2019 (2) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019 4/29/2019 (1) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 5/2/2019 Passed (1) — **256** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 2 5/1/2019 Passed — **61** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee 4/23/2019 Failed — **44** (fail) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/20/2020 2/13/2020 — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/11/2020 Failed — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 5/2/2019 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary 4/2/2019 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 2/27/2020 Passed — **291** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/30/2019 Failed — **3542** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/24/2019 Failed — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Curcio — primary (person)
- Hensley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-11** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2019-03-26** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2019
- **2019-04-02** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-17** Placed behind the budget
- **2019-04-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-17** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23** Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-04-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-24** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-24** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Re-ref. Calendar & Rules Committee
- **2019-04-30** Failed to pass H., Ayes 35, Nays 42, PNV 16
- **2019-04-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0347) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-30** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0493) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/2/2019
- **2019-05-01** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 5/2/19
- **2019-05-01** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 2
- **2019-05-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 5/1/2019
- **2019-05-01** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-05-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-05-02** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 6, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0404)
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 5/2/2019
- **2019-05-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-01-22** Ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-29** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 2/4/2020
- **2020-02-04** Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 2/11/2020
- **2020-02-05** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 2/11/2020
- **2020-02-11** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/13/2020
- **2020-02-13** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/20/2020
- **2020-02-20** Passed H as Am., Ayes 84, Nays 5, PNV 2
- **2020-02-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0519) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-20** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-02-20** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-02-25** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 2/27/2020
- **2020-02-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-02-27** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 1 (Amendment 3 - HA0519) `passage`
- **2020-03-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-04** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-16** Pub. Ch. 530
- **2020-03-16** Effective date(s) 03/10/2020
- **2020-03-16** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 530
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a341b1c-9847-41c3-84d0-aa374065df23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).