republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/hb-779.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil Emergencies - As enacted, adds provisions relative to COVID-19 response to authorize the commissioner of labor and workforce development to take certain actions in regard to unemployment compensation and to authorize the substitution of a copy of certain documentation in regard to transport by sheriff or transportation agent of a person for involuntary admission for mental health treatment. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 40; Title 50; Title 58; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Civil Emergencies - As enacted, adds provisions relative to COVID-19 response to authorize the commissioner of labor and workforce development to take certain actions in regard to unemployment compensation and to authorize the substitution of a copy of certain documentation in regard to transport by sheriff or transportation agent of a person for involuntary admission for mental health treatment. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 40; Title 50; Title 58; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 779"
citation: "Tennessee HB 779 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Emergencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cff14f16-290d-4760-848a-e985853b0909"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0779&GA=112"
source_hash: "2fd10d9bffa92b64e43c89b3e2cb173e40361abfe0edc03e40979c6de8c49a75"
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 779 (112) — Civil Emergencies - As enacted, adds provisions relative to COVID-19 response to authorize the commissioner of labor and workforce development to take certain actions in regard to unemployment compensation and to authorize the substitution of a copy of certain documentation in regard to transport by sheriff or transportation agent of a person for involuntary admission for mental health treatment. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 40; Title 50; Title 58; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0222** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0222.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0270** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0270.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0779.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/28/2021 4/22/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/14/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/6/2021 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/28/2021 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/6/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/27/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/31/2021 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/20/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-17** Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Action Def. in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-30** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-30** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-06** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-19** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2021-04-19** Recalled from Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-27** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-28** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-28** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-28** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0222) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-29** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0270)
- **2021-05-03** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-05-03** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-05-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 538
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 538

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cff14f16-290d-4760-848a-e985853b0909`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).