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type: "Bill"
title: "Disabled Persons - As enacted, replaces the phrase \"deaf and dumb\" with \"deaf or hard of hearing\" wherever it may appear in Tennessee Code Annotated. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 23."
description: "Disabled Persons - As enacted, replaces the phrase \"deaf and dumb\" with \"deaf or hard of hearing\" wherever it may appear in Tennessee Code Annotated. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 23."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1670"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1670 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Disabled Persons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jernigan", "Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-10"
last_action: "2022-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9fbf751-8853-4cf4-bd27-c9d84d38f340"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1670&GA=112"
source_hash: "6a8137ad7b5eb4230196e546a6204aa5ced3682ca8597eaba1d351ef84a19812"
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 1670 (112) — Disabled Persons - As enacted, replaces the phrase "deaf and dumb" with "deaf or hard of hearing" wherever it may appear in Tennessee Code Annotated. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 23.
## 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/HB1670.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/9/2022 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2022 Passed (2) — **880** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/14/2022 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/1/2022 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2022 Passed (1) — **880** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/9/2022 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jernigan — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-12** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-01-13** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-19** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2022-01-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-01-26** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/1/2022
- **2022-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-02** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/9/2022
- **2022-02-02** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/9/2022
- **2022-02-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-02-10** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/14/2022
- **2022-02-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-02-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/17/2022
- **2022-02-17** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/24/2022
- **2022-02-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-02-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-24** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-02-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-02-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-03-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 642
- **2022-03-15** Effective date(s) 03/11/2022
- **2022-03-15** Pub. Ch. 642
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9fbf751-8853-4cf4-bd27-c9d84d38f340`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).