---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxes, Excise - As enacted, revises provisions governing certain excise tax credits. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 20."
description: "Taxes, Excise - As enacted, revises provisions governing certain excise tax credits. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 20."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 170"
citation: "Tennessee SB 170 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Excise", "Taxes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hulsey", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35abaf89-edc7-4373-9a8d-7238f5015792"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0170&GA=112"
source_hash: "23d1807076ff2bd463d4fc081e2c59dde45a94ca7674150698af8f81a6d9f3be"
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 170 (112) — Taxes, Excise - As enacted, revises provisions governing certain excise tax credits. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 20.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0225** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0225.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0449** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0449.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0170.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2021 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/31/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/6/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 5/4/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 5/5/2021 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hulsey — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-01-15** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-02-08** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Revenue Subcommittee
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-30** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee w/ recommendation, as amended `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-14** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-14** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0225) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-19** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4/20/21
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-20** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-21** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-27** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/4/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-03** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/5/2021
- **2021-05-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 5/4/2021
- **2021-05-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-05-05** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-05-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0449)
- **2021-05-05** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **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** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 517
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 517

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35abaf89-edc7-4373-9a8d-7238f5015792`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).