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type: "Bill"
title: "Marriage - As enacted, requires former and current district attorneys general, in order to solemnize the rite of matrimony, to opt in by filing notice of intention to solemnize the rite of matrimony with the office of vital records. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 3."
description: "Marriage - As enacted, requires former and current district attorneys general, in order to solemnize the rite of matrimony, to opt in by filing notice of intention to solemnize the rite of matrimony with the office of vital records. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2537"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2537 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Marriage"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cochran"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd50d405-8ef6-4f1e-ad48-e7795308c5d7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2537&GA=113"
source_hash: "2bd34a759cbb30f47a349868c48305502529b10d8a772d9ca493f8a4eab83241"
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 2537 (113) — Marriage - As enacted, requires former and current district attorneys general, in order to solemnize the rite of matrimony, to opt in by filing notice of intention to solemnize the rite of matrimony with the office of vital records. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 3.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0691** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0691.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0679** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0679.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2537.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024 3/14/2024 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **930** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **290** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/13/2024 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cochran — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2024
- **2024-03-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-18** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2024-03-25** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0691) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0679)
- **2024-03-28** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/22/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 759
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd50d405-8ef6-4f1e-ad48-e7795308c5d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).