---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxes, Franchise - As enacted, alters the formula for calculating quarterly estimated payments for franchise and excise taxes; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-2008 and Section 67-4-2015."
description: "Taxes, Franchise - As enacted, alters the formula for calculating quarterly estimated payments for franchise and excise taxes; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-2008 and Section 67-4-2015."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 320"
citation: "Tennessee HB 320 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxes", "Franchise"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b1e0d44-5c96-4f69-a7b0-f49cbea4fccc"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0320&GA=110"
source_hash: "fbc48024c0090061cdb7024aea8d60366f360a381f82d3297131b9419aace134"
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 320 (110) — Taxes, Franchise - As enacted, alters the formula for calculating quarterly estimated payments for franchise and excise taxes; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-2008 and Section 67-4-2015.

## 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/HB0320.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2017 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/15/2017 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/27/2017 3/23/2017 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/21/2017 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hawk — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2017-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-21** Refer to Senate Revenue Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2017-02-27** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in FW&M Revenue Subcommittee 3-1-17
- **2017-02-28** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/1/2017
- **2017-03-01** Action deferred in Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee to 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-10** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-15** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee w/ recommendation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-23** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-27** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-03-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-30** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 4/3/2017
- **2017-04-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-03** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-04-03** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-04-04** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 194
- **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/19/2017
- **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 194

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b1e0d44-5c96-4f69-a7b0-f49cbea4fccc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).