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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 1618: Banks and Financial Institutions - As enacted, clarifies that if a financial institution reasonably believes a customer is deceased, then the financial institution does not have a duty to confirm service of a subpoena on the customer, the customer's estate, or the customer's heirs; makes other changes related to financial records. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 10.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1618 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Banks and Financial Institutions - As enacted, clarifies that if a financial institution reasonably believes a customer is deceased, then the financial institution does not have a duty to confirm service of a subpoena on the customer, the customer's estate, or the customer's heirs; makes other changes related to financial records. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 10. Primary sponsor: Powers. Most recent recorded action (March 16, 2026): Pub. Ch. 580.

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Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
PowersPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Pub. Ch. 580
  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
  3. Signed by Governor.
  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.
  5. Signed by H. Speaker
  6. Signed by Senate Speaker
  7. Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
  8. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  9. Subst. for comp. HB.
  10. Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
  11. Enrolled and ready for signatures
  12. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/19/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source