---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxes, Business - As enacted, clarifies that the bail bonds tax collected by a bail bondsman is excluded from the total gross sales reported on business tax returns or deducted from the gross sales reported. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-711."
description: "Taxes, Business - As enacted, clarifies that the bail bonds tax collected by a bail bondsman is excluded from the total gross sales reported on business tax returns or deducted from the gross sales reported. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-711."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 646"
citation: "Tennessee HB 646 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxes", "Business"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson", "McDaniel"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55910777-89ce-4195-a859-b2084fc96a3a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0646&GA=110"
source_hash: "61e79f7f2114992d53505bf9fa39a1f083d4a695be5fba08a701aae7fa8bd2e0"
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 646 (110) — Taxes, Business - As enacted, clarifies that the bail bonds tax collected by a bail bondsman is excluded from the total gross sales reported on business tax returns or deducted from the gross sales reported. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-711.

## 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/HB0646.pdf)

## Votes

- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/4/2017 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/29/2017 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2017 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2017 4/6/2017 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)
- McDaniel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2017-02-07** Refer to Senate Revenue Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-08** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-10** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Action deferred in Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee to 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-21** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee w/ recommendation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2017
- **2017-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-04-11** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-11** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-04-13** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-04-13** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 4/17/2017
- **2017-04-17** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-04-17** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-04-18** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-11** Pub. Ch. 236
- **2017-05-11** Effective date(s) 04/28/2017
- **2017-05-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 236

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55910777-89ce-4195-a859-b2084fc96a3a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).