Roll Call: TN SB2254 | 2015-2016 | 109th General Assembly
For additional roll call votes on Tennessee SB2254 please see the Vote List
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-26 - Pub. Ch. 809 [SB2254 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-26 - Pub. Ch. 809 [SB2254 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Vote: SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Nay | - | - | - |
| Not Voting | - | - | - |
| Absent | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 9 | 2 | 7 |
Result: Passed
| Name | Yea | Nay | NV | Absent | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sen. Bell, Mike [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Sen. Bowling, Janince [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Sen. Gardenhire, Todd [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Sen. Harris, Lee [D] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Sen. Kelsey, Brian [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Sen. Kyle Jr., James "Jim" F. [D] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Sen. Overbey, Doug [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Sen. Roberts, Kerry [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | ||||
| Sen. Stevens, John [R] | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
