---
type: "Bill"
title: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, with certain exceptions, continues permanent rules filed with the secretary of state after January 1, 2016; prohibits the department of revenue from collecting any internet sales or use taxes authorized under Rule 1320-05-01-.129(2) and permitted under a ruling of any court, until such court's ruling has been fully reviewed and the rule has been approved by legislative action. - Title 4, Chapter 5."
description: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, with certain exceptions, continues permanent rules filed with the secretary of state after January 1, 2016; prohibits the department of revenue from collecting any internet sales or use taxes authorized under Rule 1320-05-01-.129(2) and permitted under a ruling of any court, until such court's ruling has been fully reviewed and the rule has been approved by legislative action. - Title 4, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 53"
citation: "Tennessee SB 53 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Procedure (UAPA)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 43
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6cfe945e-bf70-435b-821f-ad200d4a7654"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0053&GA=110"
source_hash: "515446b862dbad188bcd1d482e0dd4a1c94f9dc4c99f6d2752389f4f83050772"
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 53 (110) — Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, with certain exceptions, continues permanent rules filed with the secretary of state after January 1, 2016; prohibits the department of revenue from collecting any internet sales or use taxes authorized under Rule 1320-05-01-.129(2) and permitted under a ruling of any court, until such court's ruling has been fully reviewed and the rule has been approved by legislative action. - Title 4, Chapter 5.

## 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/SB0053.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/12/2017 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## 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** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2017-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-04-26** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-08** Re-ref. Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2017-05-08** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0622) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 5/10/2017
- **2017-05-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0546)
- **2017-05-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-05-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-05-09** Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 3, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 4 - HA0650) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Am. reconsidered. (Amendment 4 - HA0650)
- **2017-05-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 5 - HA0651) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA0650) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-09** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0628) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-09** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0625) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-10** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 73, Nays 7 PNV 1 HB0261
- **2017-05-12** 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. 452
- **2017-06-01** Pub. Ch. 452
- **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/6cfe945e-bf70-435b-821f-ad200d4a7654`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).