---
type: "Bill"
title: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, authorizes commissioners and chief executive officers of administrative departments to evaluate certain actions by a regulatory board to determine whether the action may constitute a potentially unreasonable restraint of trade. - Amends TCA Title 4."
description: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, authorizes commissioners and chief executive officers of administrative departments to evaluate certain actions by a regulatory board to determine whether the action may constitute a potentially unreasonable restraint of trade. - Amends TCA Title 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1217"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1217 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Procedure (UAPA)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09a84118-f4e2-4417-ba13-097f2528ce70"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1217&GA=110"
source_hash: "4ad13fde3a2ba740559f06e72b8b769bc27a4951deefe7b86d314f3b4e96c824"
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 SB 1217 (110) — Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, authorizes commissioners and chief executive officers of administrative departments to evaluate certain actions by a regulatory board to determine whether the action may constitute a potentially unreasonable restraint of trade. - Amends TCA Title 4.

## 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/SB1217.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2017 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 3/16/2017 Passed (1) — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/1/2017 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/7/2017 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## 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 Government Operations Committee-- Business & Utilities `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 Government Operations Committee
- **2017-02-15** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/22/2017
- **2017-02-15** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/22/2017
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/1/2017
- **2017-02-22** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 3/1/2017
- **2017-02-22** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-08** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/16/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Meeting Cancelled. Action def. in Business and Utilities Committee to 3/22/17
- **2017-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-16** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0031)
- **2017-03-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0052)
- **2017-03-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-22** Rec. for pass, ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2017
- **2017-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-10** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0317) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-04-10** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0063) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-04-10** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-10** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-13** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 230
- **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/24/2017
- **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 230

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09a84118-f4e2-4417-ba13-097f2528ce70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).