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type: "Bill"
title: "Public Health - As enacted, establishes certain restrictions on requiring persons to be vaccinated for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 68."
description: "Public Health - As enacted, establishes certain restrictions on requiring persons to be vaccinated for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 187"
citation: "Tennessee SB 187 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowling", "Hulsey"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 58
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-11-30"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9355d4a-38d2-4971-8d08-d7ca6c8e803f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0187&GA=112"
source_hash: "e2ce623c5ad3ce20e430aa10ea13067343ce60f5727f5d2e3c5ebef06fefb691"
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 187 (112) — Public Health - As enacted, establishes certain restrictions on requiring persons to be vaccinated for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 68.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0323** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0323.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0324** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0324.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0201** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0201.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0421** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0421.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0427** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0427.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0187.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/24/2021 — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2021 Passed — **7219** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2021 4/15/2021 — **00** (fail) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/31/2021 Passed (1) — **81** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2021 Passed — **7120** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/29/2021 Passed — **218** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/13/2021 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 1 & 3 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS 5/4/2021 Passed — **837** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bowling — primary (person)
- Hulsey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-11-30** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
- **2021-01-15** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/16/2021
- **2021-02-16** Meeting Canceled
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
- **2021-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-18** Reset on Final cal. of Health Committee
- **2021-03-24** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2021-04-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-12** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 19, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0324) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0323) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-28** Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA0421) `amendment-deferral`
- **2021-04-28** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0201)
- **2021-04-28** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-29** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 21, Nays 8 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Senate adopted Amendment #3 - SA0427
- **2021-05-03** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 5/4/21
- **2021-05-04** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA3 Ayes 83 Nays 7 PNV 0 HB0013
- **2021-05-04** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 83, Nays 7 PNV 0 HB0013
- **2021-05-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 513
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 513
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9355d4a-38d2-4971-8d08-d7ca6c8e803f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).