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type: "Bill"
title: "Marriage - As enacted, creates a class C misdemeanor for certain local public officers who charge a fee or demand compensation for solemnizing a marriage. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3."
description: "Marriage - As enacted, creates a class C misdemeanor for certain local public officers who charge a fee or demand compensation for solemnizing a marriage. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 217"
citation: "Tennessee SB 217 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Marriage"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/150e3334-03a4-4152-a222-64886e78e489"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0217&GA=113"
source_hash: "ab2f5bc881383c112b855adba718931de9234bcc1fbe68acf7d52d85bd57a0dc"
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 217 (113) — Marriage - As enacted, creates a class C misdemeanor for certain local public officers who charge a fee or demand compensation for solemnizing a marriage. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3.
## 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/113/Bill/SB0217.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/13/2023 Passed (2) — **960** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2023 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2023 Passed (1) — **900** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2023 Passed — **900** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/13/2023 Passed (1) — **960** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2023 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jackson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-18** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/7/2023
- **2023-02-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/13/2023
- **2023-02-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-03** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/24/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 185
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/150e3334-03a4-4152-a222-64886e78e489`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).