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SB 611 — Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, specifies that a licensed funeral establishment is not prohibited from preparing any remains for disposition or performing, or offering to perform, commemorative services, if the commemorative services are performed in compliance with applicable laws and rules. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 5 and Title 68.
Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 144
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✓Introduced
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2017. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Read SB 611 on the official Tennessee source →Action History
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Comp. became Pub. Ch. 144
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Effective date(s) 04/17/2017
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Pub. Ch. 144
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Signed by Governor.
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Transmitted to Governor for action.
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Signed by Senate Speaker
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Signed by H. Speaker
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Enrolled and ready for signatures
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Comp. SB subst.
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Subst. for comp. HB.
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Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0162)
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Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
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Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2017
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Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0153)
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Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
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Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2017
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Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/30/2017
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Senate Reset on calendar for 3/30/2017
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Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/27/2017
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Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
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Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
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Meeting Cancelled. Action def. in Business and Utilities Committee to 3/22/17
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Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/22/2017
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Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/21/2017
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Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/15/2017
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Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee
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Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/7/2017
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Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee
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P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee
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Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
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Intro., P1C.
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Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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Filed for intro.
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Filed for introduction
Sponsors
- Ed Jackson · Primary
- Eldridge · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Jackson, Ed Republican
- Eldridge
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (131)
131 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 131 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (95)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Beck | — | Yea |
| Butt | — | Yea |
| Calfee | — | Yea |
| Casada | — | Yea |
| Coley | — | Yea |
| Daniel | — | Yea |
| Doss | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Fitzhugh | — | Yea |
| Forgety | — | Yea |
| Holt | — | Yea |
| Jernigan | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Lollar | — | Yea |
| McDaniel | — | Yea |
| Pitts | — | Yea |
| Sanderson | — | Yea |
| Staples | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Tillis | — | Yea |
| Weaver | — | Yea |
| Brooks H. | — | Yea |
| Brooks K. | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| DeBerry | — | Yea |
| Hill M. | — | Yea |
| Hill T. | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Powers | — | Yea |
| Ramsey | — | Yea |
| Sargent | — | Yea |
| Sexton C. | — | Yea |
| Sexton J. | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Byrd | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Curcio | — | Yea |
| Favors | — | Yea |
| Gilmore | — | Yea |
| Goins | — | Yea |
| Gravitt | — | Yea |
| Halford | — | Yea |
| Holsclaw | — | Yea |
| Kane | — | Yea |
| Matheny | — | Yea |
| McCormick | — | Yea |
| Ragan | — | Yea |
| Rogers | — | Yea |
| Swann | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| White D. | — | Yea |
| White M. | — | Yea |
| Madam Speaker Harwell | — | Yea |
| Whitson | — | Yea |
| Windle | — | Yea |
| Wirgau | — | Yea |
| Van Huss | — | Yea |
| Akbari, Raumesh | Democrat | Yea |
| Camper, Karen D. | Democrat | Yea |
| Clemmons, John Ray | Democrat | Yea |
| Hardaway, T.J. | Democrat | Yea |
| Love, Jr., Harold | Democrat | Yea |
| Miller, Larry J. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bo | Democrat | Yea |
| Parkinson, Antonio | Democrat | Yea |
| Powell, Jason | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaw, Johnny | Democrat | Yea |
| Towns, Jr., Joe | Democrat | Yea |
| Alexander, Rebecca K. | Republican | Yea |
| Crawford, John | Republican | Yea |
| Eldridge, Rick | Republican | Yea |
| Faison, Jeremy | Republican | Yea |
| Farmer, Andrew | Republican | Yea |
| Gant, Ron M. | Republican | Yea |
| Hawk, David B. | Republican | Yea |
| Hicks, Gary | Republican | Yea |
| Howell, Dan | Republican | Yea |
| Hulsey, Bud | Republican | Yea |
| Keisling, Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' | Republican | Yea |
| Lamberth, William | Republican | Yea |
| Littleton, Mary | Republican | Yea |
| Lynn, Susan M. | Republican | Yea |
| Marsh, Pat | Republican | Yea |
| Moody, Debra | Republican | Yea |
| Pody, Mark | Republican | Yea |
| Reedy, Jay D. | Republican | Yea |
| Rudd, Tim | Republican | Yea |
| Sherrell, Paul | Republican | Yea |
| Sparks, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Terry, Bryan | Republican | Yea |
| Travis, Ron | Republican | Yea |
| Williams, Ryan | Republican | Yea |
| Zachary, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (31)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bell | — | Yea |
| Dickerson | — | Yea |
| Gresham | — | Yea |
| Ketron | — | Yea |
| Niceley | — | Yea |
| Norris | — | Yea |
| Overbey | — | Yea |
| Tate | — | Yea |
| Tracy | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Green | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Kelsey | — | Yea |
| Lundberg | — | Yea |
| Harris, Torrey C. | Democrat | Yea |
| Kyle, Sara | Democrat | Yea |
| Yarbro, Jeff | Democrat | Yea |
| Bailey, Paul | Republican | Yea |
| Bowling, Janice | Republican | Yea |
| Briggs, Richard | Republican | Yea |
| Crowe, Rusty | Republican | Yea |
| Gardenhire, Todd | Republican | Yea |
| Haile, Ferrell | Republican | Yea |
| Hensley, Joey | Republican | Yea |
| Jackson, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Massey, Becky D. | Republican | Yea |
| McNally, Randy | Republican | Yea |
| Roberts, Kerry | Republican | Yea |
| Stevens, John | Republican | Yea |
| Watson, Bo | Republican | Yea |
| Yager, Ken | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Ketron | — | Yea |
| Tate | — | Yea |
| Tracy | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Green | — | Yea |
| Gresham | — | Yea |
| Roberts, Kerry | Republican | Yea |
| Watson, Bo | Republican | Yea |
| Yager, Ken | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 611?
- SB 611 is sponsored by Jackson, Ed (Republican) and Eldridge.
- What is the current status of SB 611?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2017. Enacted.
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