---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, authorizes an incentive program established by the board of claims to include policies and procedures for the effective and efficient administration of claims; authorizes those policies and procedures to establish the timeframe and content for the agency response relative to claims and the imposition of fines and penalties for noncompliance. - Amends TCA Section 9-8-108."
description: "Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, authorizes an incentive program established by the board of claims to include policies and procedures for the effective and efficient administration of claims; authorizes those policies and procedures to establish the timeframe and content for the agency response relative to claims and the imposition of fines and penalties for noncompliance. - Amends TCA Section 9-8-108."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 372"
citation: "Tennessee SB 372 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Funds and Financing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell", "Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/499622e0-1dd4-4e75-aaa1-5cafd7016801"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0372&GA=112"
source_hash: "e1abc2f77c9da12324609b4e09877284462631d53abe946d1ccdaa81027df96d"
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 372 (112) — Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, authorizes an incentive program established by the board of claims to include policies and procedures for the effective and efficient administration of claims; authorizes those policies and procedures to establish the timeframe and content for the agency response relative to claims and the imposition of fines and penalties for noncompliance. - Amends TCA Section 9-8-108.

## 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/SB0372.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2021 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/16/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/9/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/16/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Howell — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-16** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-30** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-03-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** Effective date(s) 04/07/2021
- **2021-04-12** Pub. Ch. 98
- **2021-04-12** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 98

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/499622e0-1dd4-4e75-aaa1-5cafd7016801`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).