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type: "Bill"
title: "Estates - As enacted, allows a copy of a will, portions of a will, or letters of administration to be sent to beneficiaries and residuary distributees by electronic mail in addition to first class mail or personal delivery. - Amends TCA Title 20; Title 30; Title 32 and Title 35."
description: "Estates - As enacted, allows a copy of a will, portions of a will, or letters of administration to be sent to beneficiaries and residuary distributees by electronic mail in addition to first class mail or personal delivery. - Amends TCA Title 20; Title 30; Title 32 and Title 35."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 338"
citation: "Tennessee HB 338 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Estates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5744972-6045-4ced-bc50-52061d3bc949"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0338&GA=113"
source_hash: "199c32a89e7c191a0e415391d97c8ba2c8a5b38eaab4b2ce11e8379bfaea844b"
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 338 (113) — Estates - As enacted, allows a copy of a will, portions of a will, or letters of administration to be sent to beneficiaries and residuary distributees by electronic mail in addition to first class mail or personal delivery. - Amends TCA Title 20; Title 30; Title 32 and Title 35.
## 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/113/Bill/HB0338.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/22/2023 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2023 Passed (1) — **890** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 2/14/2023 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/13/2023 3/9/2023 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/5/2023 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Stevens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-21** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/14/2023
- **2023-02-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 2/22/2023
- **2023-02-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-09** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023
- **2023-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-13** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2023-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-10** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-02** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-02** Pub. Ch. 298
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5744972-6045-4ced-bc50-52061d3bc949`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).