---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the underground utility damage enforcement board two years to June 30, 2019; adds an attendance requirement for members of the board. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 65, Chapter 31."
description: "Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the underground utility damage enforcement board two years to June 30, 2019; adds an attendance requirement for members of the board. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 65, Chapter 31."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 199"
citation: "Tennessee HB 199 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sunset Laws"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad10b846-03ec-4505-ac6a-d257b0e55c64"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0199&GA=110"
source_hash: "242ae9c5d3d93c47c4ba3ceb6b901c5525c77770e5d43bcffd5a4b2eee0b95f0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 199 (110) — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the underground utility damage enforcement board two years to June 30, 2019; adds an attendance requirement for members of the board. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 65, Chapter 31.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0199.pdf)

## Votes

- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2017 3/23/2017 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 2/22/2017 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Faison — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/8/2017
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2017-02-02** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-02-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/13/2017
- **2017-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-02-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0009)
- **2017-02-15** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/22/2017
- **2017-02-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-02-22** Rec. for pass if am.; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2017
- **2017-03-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-30** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0012) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-03-31** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 117
- **2017-04-19** Pub. Ch. 117
- **2017-04-19** Effective date(s) 04/12/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad10b846-03ec-4505-ac6a-d257b0e55c64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).