---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxes, Sales - As enacted, revises provisions governing the sales and use tax exemption for qualified farmers and nurserymen in regard to certain farm equipment and machinery used in agricultural operations. - Amends TCA Title 67."
description: "Taxes, Sales - As enacted, revises provisions governing the sales and use tax exemption for qualified farmers and nurserymen in regard to certain farm equipment and machinery used in agricultural operations. - Amends TCA Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 905"
citation: "Tennessee SB 905 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sales", "Taxes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Halford", "Stevens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2022-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bc5d9ac-ce4c-4c38-9b07-c505647a3953"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0905&GA=112"
source_hash: "f431735f472f1db669783b47fa825f8fdad00dc2356b35dcb6fa1a290fccaeaf"
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 905 (112) — Taxes, Sales - As enacted, revises provisions governing the sales and use tax exemption for qualified farmers and nurserymen in regard to certain farm equipment and machinery used in agricultural operations. - Amends TCA Title 67.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1010** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA1010.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0954** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0954.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0905.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/26/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022 4/26/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Halford — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **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 Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2021-02-22** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-23** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Revenue Subcommittee
- **2021-02-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-25** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-23** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee w/ negative recommendation
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed behind the budget
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-22** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4/27/21
- **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 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 5/3/2021
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2022-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-02** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/9/2022
- **2022-02-09** Def. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- **2022-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-19** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-20** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-26** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-27** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1010) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-04-27** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0954)
- **2022-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-05-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-05-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-06-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-03** Effective date(s) 01/801/2023
- **2022-06-03** Pub. Ch. 1104
- **2022-06-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1104

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6bc5d9ac-ce4c-4c38-9b07-c505647a3953`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).