Tennessee Senate Bill 2254 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-26 - Pub. Ch. 809
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As enacted, requires that waivers that excuse a personal representative from filing court accountings be sworn by the distributees of the residue file; authorizes a person named executor in a decedent's last will and testament to decline to serve as such personal representative by filing a sworn statement or statement under penalty of perjury with the court; changes references from "executor or administrator" to "personal representative'' in the provision authorizing an executor or administrator to resign or relinquish trust. - Amends TCA Title 30 and Title 35.

As enacted, requires that waivers that excuse a personal representative from filing court accountings be sworn by the distributees of the residue file; authorizes a person named executor in a decedent's last will and testament to decline to serve as such personal representative by filing a sworn statement or statement under penalty of perjury with the court; changes references from "executor or administrator" to "personal representative'' in the provision authorizing an executor or administrator to resign or relinquish trust. - Amends TCA Title 30 and Title 35.

Sen. Joseph Hensley [R]

2016-03-30 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-30 - House - FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - Senate - SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-26		Pub. Ch. 809
2016-04-26		Effective date(s) 04/14/2016
2016-04-14	Senate	Signed by Governor.
2016-04-06	Senate	Transmitted to Governor for action.
2016-04-04	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2016-04-04	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2016-03-31	Senate	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2016-03-30	House	Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0
2016-03-30	House	Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0939)
2016-03-30	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2016-03-30	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2016-03-30	Senate	Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
2016-03-30	Senate	Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0853)
2016-03-28	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/30/2016
2016-03-22	Senate	Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
2016-03-16	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2016
2016-03-15	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2016
2016-03-09	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2016
2016-03-08	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/15/2016
2016-03-02	Senate	Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/8/2016
2016-01-25	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2016-01-21	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2016-01-21	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2172 (Crossfiled) 2016-04-26 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 809

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2254&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/SB2254.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2254&ga=109