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

---
type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 245"
citation: "Tennessee SB 245 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jernigan", "Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 42
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbaf8b9a-6114-4e8b-94d0-af786c4c17c1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0245&GA=112"
source_hash: "dd2b6aac3b4683357f63e7c3ef390332db777c1bead1dfb18b9138ddebe313f8"
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 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0245.pdf)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dbaf8b9a-6114-4e8b-94d0-af786c4c17c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).