---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, allows the state treasurer to purchase and sell physical gold and precious metal. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 8."
description: "Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, allows the state treasurer to purchase and sell physical gold and precious metal. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1479"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1479 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Funds and Financing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hulsey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33f6ae50-4904-44cc-a68e-7df0794fb3ea"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1479&GA=113"
source_hash: "73c05c0aeaf47077d6afc9ba006a80098c4c530dd18e5e0874f46bdaeb148342"
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 1479 (113) — Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, allows the state treasurer to purchase and sell physical gold and precious metal. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 8.

## 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/113/Bill/HB1479.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/6/2023 3/2/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/22/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/28/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hulsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/22/2023
- **2023-02-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/2/2023
- **2023-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-02** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Passed H., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-03-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-03-15** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-03-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-28** Effective date(s) 03/23/2023
- **2023-03-28** Pub. Ch. 69

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33f6ae50-4904-44cc-a68e-7df0794fb3ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).