---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriations - As enacted, authorizes state spending to exceed growth in revenues by $438 million or 2.85 percent. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 52."
description: "Appropriations - As enacted, authorizes state spending to exceed growth in revenues by $438 million or 2.85 percent. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 52."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 486"
citation: "Tennessee SB 486 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Norris", "Sargent"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e4409b4-5586-4f52-9dab-01575c4f0bc0"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0486&GA=110"
source_hash: "0fe3280368f5e0befe9836ea2b1563ca0a2ff089da0fc260081248d7170f0b80"
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 486 (110) — Appropriations - As enacted, authorizes state spending to exceed growth in revenues by $438 million or 2.85 percent. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 52.

## 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/SB0486.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 5/3/2017 Passed (1) — **10–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Norris — primary (person)
- Sargent — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2017-02-09** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-04-26** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-01** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-02** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-03** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-03** H. Placed on Appropriation Calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-04** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-05** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 10, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-08** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-08** Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 7 `passage`
- **2017-05-08** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-08** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-05-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-05-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-23** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 463
- **2017-06-01** Pub. Ch. 463
- **2017-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e4409b4-5586-4f52-9dab-01575c4f0bc0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).