2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0442: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 46, Chapter 6 and Title 58, relative to the Major Trevor Joseph Act.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, enacts the "Major Trevor Joseph Act," which requires the department to provide burial services for a person who died while on active duty with the armed forces and is being interred in a state veterans cemetery on a date requested by the family members of the person if the department is given notice of the burial at least 72 hours in advance of the burial. - Amends TCA Title 46, Chapter 6 and Title 58.
Bill History
1/29/2021
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/8/2021
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/9/2021
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/10/2021
P2C, ref. to State Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2021
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/24/2021
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
House of Representatives
3/2/2021
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/2/2021
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/3/2021
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/3/2021
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/9/2021
House of Representatives
3/9/2021
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/17/2021
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/17/2021
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
House of Representatives
3/24/2021
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/19/2021
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
House of Representatives
4/21/2021
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/21/2021
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/21/2021
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2021
House of Representatives
4/26/2021
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/26/2021
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
House of Representatives
4/26/2021
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021
House of Representatives
4/26/2021
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/27/2021
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/27/2021
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
5/18/2021
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 445
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/18/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 45
Democrat: 15
Primary Sponsor

Kevin Vaughan
Republican
Co-Sponsors (59)
Darren Jernigan
Democrat
Kelly Keisling
Republican
Sam Whitson
Republican
Bruce Griffey
Republican
Jerome Moon
Republican
Ryan Williams
Republican
Gary Hicks
Republican
Patsy Hazlewood
Republican
Bob Freeman
Democrat
Jason Zachary
Republican
John Gillespie
Republican
Paul Sherrell
Republican
William Lamberth
Republican
Johnny Garrett
Republican
Mark Cochran
Republican
John Crawford
Republican
Mark White
Republican
Brandon Ogles
Republican
Lowell Russell
Republican
Dave Wright
Republican
Ron Gant
Republican
Jeremy Faison
Republican
Kent Calfee
Republican
Mike Stewart
Democrat
Michele Carringer
Republican
Rush Bricken
Republican
London Lamar
Democrat
Joe Towns
Democrat
Jay Reedy
Republican
Antonio Parkinson
Democrat
Dennis Powers
Republican
Dan Howell
Republican
Kirk Haston
Republican
Jesse Chism
Democrat
John Windle
Democrat
Tim Hicks
Republican
Robin Smith
Republican
Tandy Darby
Republican
Debra Moody
Republican
Dwayne Thompson
Democrat
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Scott Cepicky
Republican
Chris Todd
Republican
Dale Carr
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Clark Boyd
Republican
Karen Camper
Democrat
John Clemmons
Democrat
Clay Doggett
Republican
Harold Love
Democrat
Jason Powell
Democrat
Bryan Terry
Republican
Rebecca Alexander
Republican
Bill Beck
Democrat
Michael Curcio
Republican
Pat Marsh
Republican
Larry Miller
Democrat
Terri Lynn Weaver
Republican