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type: "Bill"
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title: "Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, authorizes qualified aliens enumerated in federal law to apply for an embalmer's license; changes the requirement that an applicant for an embalmer's license have obtained an associate of arts degree to an associate degree. - Amends TCA Section 62-5-307."
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description: "Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, authorizes qualified aliens enumerated in federal law to apply for an embalmer's license; changes the requirement that an applicant for an embalmer's license have obtained an associate of arts degree to an associate degree. - Amends TCA Section 62-5-307."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "111"
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identifier: "SB 856"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 856 (111)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Funeral Directors and Embalmers"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Boyd", "Crowe"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2019-01-15"
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last_action: "2019-04-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4facf37-15a9-44b3-a76d-db21fd20236d"
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source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0856&GA=111"
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source_hash: "5d51db3cb69d217a735b8f3379abc1d9dfd5dcedd468e6dd04546b67f3332a61"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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# Tennessee SB 856 (111) — Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, authorizes qualified aliens enumerated in federal law to apply for an embalmer's license; changes the requirement that an applicant for an embalmer's license have obtained an associate of arts degree to an associate degree. - Amends TCA Section 62-5-307.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment HA0025** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0025.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0171** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0171.pdf)
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3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0856.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/4/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2019 Passed (1) — **84–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2019 2/28/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/26/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- HOUSE BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/19/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/26/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Boyd — primary (person)
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- Crowe — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-15** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
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- **2019-01-18** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
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- **2019-01-19** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-22** Assigned to s/c Business Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
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- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
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- **2019-02-13** Placed on s/c cal Business Subcommittee for 2/19/2019
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- **2019-02-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-02-20** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/26/2019
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- **2019-02-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/28/2019
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- **2019-02-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2019
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- **2019-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
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- **2019-03-07** Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
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- **2019-03-07** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0025) `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-03-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2019-03-19** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
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- **2019-03-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
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- **2019-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/4/2019
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- **2019-04-04** Companion House Bill substituted
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- **2019-04-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2019-04-04** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0171)
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- **2019-04-04** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
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- **2019-04-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
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- **2019-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker
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- **2019-04-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
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- **2019-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-04-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2019-04-24** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 161
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- **2019-04-24** Pub. Ch. 161
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- **2019-04-24** Effective date(s) 04/18/2019
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4facf37-15a9-44b3-a76d-db21fd20236d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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