---
type: "Bill"
title: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, increases from 75 to 90 days that amount of time for which the house or senate government operations committee may stay a rule; authorizes additional 90-day stays by committees acting jointly in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 4-5-215."
description: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, increases from 75 to 90 days that amount of time for which the house or senate government operations committee may stay a rule; authorizes additional 90-day stays by committees acting jointly in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 4-5-215."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 570"
citation: "Tennessee HB 570 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Procedure (UAPA)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ragan", "Roberts"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88bd40a7-c2ce-461c-adc8-5f8ec71805c1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0570&GA=112"
source_hash: "f91c00f8960c0756f6cd1282d32100d586be237758fe3d975e09b21a552d6696"
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 570 (112) — Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, increases from 75 to 90 days that amount of time for which the house or senate government operations committee may stay a rule; authorizes additional 90-day stays by committees acting jointly in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 4-5-215.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0144** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0144.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0263** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0263.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0310** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0310.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0570.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 5/4/2021 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2021 Passed (3) — **81–5** (pass) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/7/2021 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/21/2021 Passed (2) — **75–13** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/29/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2021 4/1/2021 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Conference Committee Report Motion to Adopt 5/5/2021 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2021 Passed (2) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-05** 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
- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/1/2021
- **2021-03-01** Taken off notice for cal. in Government Operations Committee
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-29** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-08** Passed H., as am., Ayes 81, Nays 5, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-08** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0144) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-14** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0263)
- **2021-04-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-14** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-15** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Senate adopted Senate Amendment #2
- **2021-04-19** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/21/21
- **2021-04-21** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 75, Nays 13 PNV 0 HB0570
- **2021-04-21** H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. SA2 HB0570
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Senate refused to recede from amendment
- **2021-04-27** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/28/21
- **2021-04-28** Conf. comm. appointed, Reps. Ragan, Reedy, and Windle
- **2021-04-28** H. refused to recede from its non-concurrence SA2
- **2021-04-29** Senate Conference Committee appointed. Bell, Kyle, and Roberts.
- **2021-05-03** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 5/4/21
- **2021-05-04** Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 91, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-05-05** Conference Committee report adopted,
- **2021-05-05** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 5/5/2021
- **2021-05-07** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 532
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 532

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88bd40a7-c2ce-461c-adc8-5f8ec71805c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).