republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/sb-245.md

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Bill	State Government - As enacted, authorizes a state department or agency to update signage on state property indicating accessibility for persons with disabilities within existing resources. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 2, Part 1.	State Government - As enacted, authorizes a state department or agency to update signage on state property indicating accessibility for persons with disabilities within existing resources. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 2, Part 1.	us/states/tn	Tennessee General Assembly	112	SB 245	Tennessee SB 245 (112)	bill	State Government	enacted	Jernigan Massey	1	42	8	2021-01-06	2021-05-03	openstates	ocd-bill/dbaf8b9a-6114-4e8b-94d0-af786c4c17c1	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0245&GA=112	dd2b6aac3b4683357f63e7c3ef390332db777c1bead1dfb18b9138ddebe313f8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-tn

Tennessee SB 245 (112) — State Government - As enacted, authorizes a state department or agency to update signage on state property indicating accessibility for persons with disabilities within existing resources. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 2, Part 1.

Version chain

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

1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/24/2021 (5) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/2/2021 — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/22/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — 0–0 (fail) · lower
• HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/16/2021 (3) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
• SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/24/2021 Passed — 8–0 (pass) · upper
• HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/10/2021 (4) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/29/2021 Passed (1) — 32–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Jernigan — primary (person)
• Massey — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-06 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
• 2021-01-12 Intro., P1C. introduction
• 2021-01-13 Ref. to State Government Committee referral-committee
• 2021-01-13 P2C held on desk.
• 2021-01-19 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
• 2021-01-27 Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2021-02-08 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2021-02-10 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
• 2021-02-10 Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/17/2021
• 2021-02-17 Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
• 2021-02-17 Meeting Canceled
• 2021-02-24 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-02-25 Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/2/2021
• 2021-03-02 Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-03 Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
• 2021-03-03 Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2021-03-10 Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/16/2021
• 2021-03-10 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-16 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
• 2021-03-16 Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-17 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
• 2021-03-18 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2021-03-18 H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/22/2021
• 2021-03-22 Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 passage
• 2021-03-23 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
• 2021-03-23 Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2021
• 2021-03-23 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
• 2021-03-24 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
• 2021-03-25 Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/29/2021
• 2021-03-25 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2021-03-29 Companion House Bill substituted
• 2021-03-29 Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 passage
• 2021-03-29 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
• 2021-03-30 Sponsor(s) Added.
• 2021-03-31 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
• 2021-04-05 Signed by H. Speaker
• 2021-04-07 Signed by Senate Speaker
• 2021-04-08 Transmitted to Governor for his action. executive-receipt
• 2021-04-20 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
• 2021-05-03 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 173
• 2021-05-03 Effective date(s) 4/20/2021
• 2021-05-03 Pub. Ch. 173

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dbaf8b9a-6114-4e8b-94d0-af786c4c17c1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).