---
type: "Bill"
title: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, continues permanent rules filed with the secretary of state after January 1, 2020. -"
description: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, continues permanent rules filed with the secretary of state after January 1, 2020. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 495"
citation: "Tennessee HB 495 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Procedure (UAPA)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ragan", "Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bdcf605-70c1-43e4-9016-4b4a2f2cefa2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0495&GA=112"
source_hash: "f0a6e6dd2bc8c716fad41e573cf7ad235466a042d5f6e066bf3ff37d7de56003"
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 495 (112) — Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, continues permanent rules filed with the secretary of state after January 1, 2020. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0495.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/14/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/19/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2021 Passed (2) — **86–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **86–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 5/3/2021 4/28/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ragan — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/19/2021
- **2021-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-03** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 483
- **2021-05-21** Effective date(s) 05/18/2021
- **2021-05-21** Pub. Ch. 483

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bdcf605-70c1-43e4-9016-4b4a2f2cefa2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).