republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/sb-2019.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cooperatives - As enacted, requires the state treasurer to remit certain funds to telephone cooperatives. - Amends TCA Title 65 and Title 66."
description: "Cooperatives - As enacted, requires the state treasurer to remit certain funds to telephone cooperatives. - Amends TCA Title 65 and Title 66."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2019"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2019 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cooperatives"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marsh", "Yager"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-01-29"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d4d44f0-5878-494b-9ff8-1c5f6cc5c9ab"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2019&GA=111"
source_hash: "09eb7be75bc0148e7452a5781ef7e51474797df25289d9fbda647d42b4cbba9e"
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 2019 (111) — Cooperatives - As enacted, requires the state treasurer to remit certain funds to telephone cooperatives. - Amends TCA Title 65 and Title 66.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0602** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0602.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0536** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0536.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB2019.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/26/2020 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 6/16/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/2/2020 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/18/2020 6/17/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/18/2020 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/25/2020 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/3/2020 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/16/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marsh — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2020-02-03** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-04** Assigned to s/c Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Utilities Subcommittee for 2/26/2020
- **2020-02-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-02-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2020
- **2020-03-02** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-02** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0536)
- **2020-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-04** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-11** Placed behind the budget
- **2020-06-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/16/2020
- **2020-06-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/16/2020
- **2020-06-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/18/2020
- **2020-06-18** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-18** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0602) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-18** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-18** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-07-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22** Pub. Ch. 793
- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 07/15/2020
- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 793

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d4d44f0-5878-494b-9ff8-1c5f6cc5c9ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).