republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/sb-304.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elder Abuse - As enacted, recreates the elder abuse task force, which was terminated and dissolved January 15, 2021; extends date for the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the governor and general assembly to January 15, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 6, Part 1."
description: "Elder Abuse - As enacted, recreates the elder abuse task force, which was terminated and dissolved January 15, 2021; extends date for the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the governor and general assembly to January 15, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 6, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 304"
citation: "Tennessee SB 304 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elder Abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Carr"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 42
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-01-20"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6525fb77-5142-4a87-9f07-c4a3146d2b48"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0304&GA=112"
source_hash: "8c591810f6fae278528aafbbab6b14a9d3de2894dea74d02c902e67e708b36b9"
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 304 (112) — Elder Abuse - As enacted, recreates the elder abuse task force, which was terminated and dissolved January 15, 2021; extends date for the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the governor and general assembly to January 15, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 6, Part 1.

## 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/SB0304.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee 2/24/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/9/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2021 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 4/6/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 5/3/2021 4/28/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2021 Passed — **86–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 4/14/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **86–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Carr — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-20** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-21** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/17/2021
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-17** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/24/2021
- **2021-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-03-03** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-11** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-30** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** P2C, ref. to Health Committee--Government Operations for reveiw `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-05-03** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** Effective date(s) 05/18/2021
- **2021-05-21** Pub. Ch. 464
- **2021-05-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 464

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6525fb77-5142-4a87-9f07-c4a3146d2b48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).