---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriations - As enacted, authorizes the index of appropriations from state tax revenues for 2021-2022 fiscal year to exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by $431,600,000 or 2.37 percent. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 52."
description: "Appropriations - As enacted, authorizes the index of appropriations from state tax revenues for 2021-2022 fiscal year to exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by $431,600,000 or 2.37 percent. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 52."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 911"
citation: "Tennessee SB 911 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31326aa9-e988-4ddc-b94b-194fdc9065e1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0911&GA=112"
source_hash: "37a82db1f2c8d9513a90984a99e0b03ca5194dedea034d110ae256d2a2c229f5"
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 911 (112) — Appropriations - As enacted, authorizes the index of appropriations from state tax revenues for 2021-2022 fiscal year to exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by $431,600,000 or 2.37 percent. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 52.

## 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/SB0911.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: APPROPRIATIONS CAL. PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/29/2021 Passed — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/29/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/28/2021 Passed (2) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021 4/28/2021 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/28/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/28/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **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** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/27/2021
- **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** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** H. Placed on Appropriations Calendar for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-29** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-14** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-19** Effective date(s) 05/17/2021
- **2021-05-19** Pub. Ch. 457
- **2021-05-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 457

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31326aa9-e988-4ddc-b94b-194fdc9065e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).