republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/sb-915.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appeal and Review - As enacted, creates a right of appeal in an action brought against this state, a department or agency of this state, or an official of this state in their official capacity that challenges the constitutionality of a state statute, whereby the state may appeal as of right from an interlocutory order of a circuit or chancery court of this state that grants, continues, or modifies an injunction or denies a motion to dissolve or modify an injunction. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 20; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 47 and Title 49."
description: "Appeal and Review - As enacted, creates a right of appeal in an action brought against this state, a department or agency of this state, or an official of this state in their official capacity that challenges the constitutionality of a state statute, whereby the state may appeal as of right from an interlocutory order of a circuit or chancery court of this state that grants, continues, or modifies an injunction or denies a motion to dissolve or modify an injunction. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 20; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 47 and Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 915"
citation: "Tennessee SB 915 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appeal and Review"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curcio", "Kelsey"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8231a51-3b43-4030-971e-5e95f43f0e86"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0915&GA=112"
source_hash: "545b5d9425cdf31a74eec869acf6aefc0e97d8345f066b5103bc334ce4240eeb"
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 915 (112) — Appeal and Review - As enacted, creates a right of appeal in an action brought against this state, a department or agency of this state, or an official of this state in their official capacity that challenges the constitutionality of a state statute, whereby the state may appeal as of right from an interlocutory order of a circuit or chancery court of this state that grants, continues, or modifies an injunction or denies a motion to dissolve or modify an injunction. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 20; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 47 and Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0314** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0314.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0257** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0257.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0425** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0425.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0439** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0439.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0444** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0444.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0445** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0445.pdf)
7. **Amendment SA0462** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0462.pdf)
8. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0915.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/26/2021 Passed (1) — **64–26** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/14/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/26/2021 4/22/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 4/6/2021 Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 6 5/5/2021 Passed — **71–21** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/26/2021 Passed (2) — **64–28** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 4/6/2021 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 5/5/2021 Passed (1) — **17–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Curcio — primary (person)
- Kelsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2021-02-10** Sponsor change.
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-22** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Sponsor change.
- **2021-03-30** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
- **2021-04-06** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/19/2021
- **2021-04-19** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-26** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-26** Failed to adopt, Ayes 14, Nays 14 (Amendment 1 - SA0257)
- **2021-04-26** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-26** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-26** Passed H., as am., Ayes 64, Nays 26, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2021-04-26** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0314) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-29** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/5/2021
- **2021-05-04** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/5/2021
- **2021-05-05** H. concurred in S. am. no. 6 HB1072 Ayes 71, Nays 21, PNV 0
- **2021-05-05** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 17, Nays 10 `passage`
- **2021-05-05** Senate Amendments 2, 3, 4, and 5 withdrawn.
- **2021-05-05** Senate adopted Amendment #6 (SA0462)
- **2021-05-07** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 564
- **2021-06-02** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-06-02** Pub. Ch. 564

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8231a51-3b43-4030-971e-5e95f43f0e86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).