republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/sb-163.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Evidence - As enacted, redefines \"crisis intervention\" and \"crisis response services\" for purposes of the privileged communications. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 24, Chapter 1."
description: "Evidence - As enacted, redefines \"crisis intervention\" and \"crisis response services\" for purposes of the privileged communications. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 24, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 163"
citation: "Tennessee SB 163 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Evidence"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moody", "Pody"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4dd50ad-69cc-4f8f-b668-743ebdb01456"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0163&GA=112"
source_hash: "f24e224d4c00cc3b3c9144bff2c0f46df169e8cda3cc2672378a2420d9d165e7"
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 163 (112) — Evidence - As enacted, redefines "crisis intervention" and "crisis response services" for purposes of the privileged communications. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 24, Chapter 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0177** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0177.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0171** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0171.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0163.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2021 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021 4/8/2021 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/30/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2021 Passed — **89–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/23/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Moody — primary (person)
- Pody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-01-15** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-01** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-16** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-30** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0171)
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-14** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-14** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0177) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-14** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-14** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04** Effective date(s) 7/1/2021
- **2021-05-04** Pub. Ch. 245
- **2021-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 245

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4dd50ad-69cc-4f8f-b668-743ebdb01456`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).