---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fireworks - As enacted, allows the continued sale at retail of any Class C common fireworks in Rutherford County after the 2020 federal census. - Amends TCA Section 68-104-112."
description: "Fireworks - As enacted, allows the continued sale at retail of any Class C common fireworks in Rutherford County after the 2020 federal census. - Amends TCA Section 68-104-112."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 147"
citation: "Tennessee HB 147 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fireworks"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baum", "White"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5541ec94-b7df-4f95-9f4c-86a4ec06abd7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0147&GA=111"
source_hash: "412ef90547174676b661365c5b848fb63c5f319667bfe624db66409ed16a1273"
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 147 (111) — Fireworks - As enacted, allows the continued sale at retail of any Class C common fireworks in Rutherford County after the 2020 federal census. - Amends TCA Section 68-104-112.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0026** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0026.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0006** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0006.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0147.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/26/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2019 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2019 2/28/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/19/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/21/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/12/2019 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Baum — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-18** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-19** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-28** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/5/2019
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Business Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/12/2019
- **2019-02-05** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 2/12/2019
- **2019-02-12** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-02-13** Placed on s/c cal Business Subcommittee for 2/19/2019
- **2019-02-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/21/2019
- **2019-02-20** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-02-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0006)
- **2019-02-25** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-02-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/28/2019
- **2019-02-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-07** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-03-07** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-07** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0026) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-03-07** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-03-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-15** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-03-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 13
- **2019-04-01** Pub. Ch. 13
- **2019-04-01** Effective date(s) 12/31/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5541ec94-b7df-4f95-9f4c-86a4ec06abd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).