SB 233 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

State Government - As enacted, creates the conservatorship management task force. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 34 and Title 71, Chapter 2.

SB 233 creates a 9-member conservatorship management task force in Tennessee to review and improve the state's conservatorship system. The task force, composed of state agency representatives and public appointees (including judges and legal services advocates), will examine conservator care, asset management, fraud detection, public education, and oversight mechanisms. It must submit its first report to state agencies by December 31, 2025, and annually thereafter. This bill directly affects conservators, individuals under conservatorship, and state agencies managing these cases. The task force has no paid members and will operate under the Department of Disability and Aging.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed May 9, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025 · House Apr 21, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed
Total votes 37
Mar 24, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
31 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 9, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0326)
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0116)
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/11/2025
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Raumesh Akbari
Raumesh Akbari
DDemocratic
TN
29