---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bonding, Surety and Professional - As enacted, allows the Tennessee Association of Professional Bail Agents to provide or contract for one or more virtual classes for agents; increases the maximum amount the association may charge for eight hours of continuing education; prohibits a person from attending such continuing education classes if the person has been convicted in any state of certain offenses. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 4."
description: "Bonding, Surety and Professional - As enacted, allows the Tennessee Association of Professional Bail Agents to provide or contract for one or more virtual classes for agents; increases the maximum amount the association may charge for eight hours of continuing education; prohibits a person from attending such continuing education classes if the person has been convicted in any state of certain offenses. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1482"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1482 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bonding", "Surety and Professional"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hulsey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca38491d-ac6b-4acc-9c71-c707e33720da"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1482&GA=113"
source_hash: "06f3ddb293dd78eb839369838d3b9a98a6bcc4ba160ddf8f80a30e0478ff9140"
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 1482 (113) — Bonding, Surety and Professional - As enacted, allows the Tennessee Association of Professional Bail Agents to provide or contract for one or more virtual classes for agents; increases the maximum amount the association may charge for eight hours of continuing education; prohibits a person from attending such continuing education classes if the person has been convicted in any state of certain offenses. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0140** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0140.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0357** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0357.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1482.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/22/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2023 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/28/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023 3/30/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/18/2023 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/14/2023 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/7/2023 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · 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 Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
- **2023-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-14** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-15** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-06** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0140) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-10** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0357)
- **2023-04-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17** Effective date(s) 05/11/2023, 01/01/2025
- **2023-05-17** Pub. Ch. 417

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca38491d-ac6b-4acc-9c71-c707e33720da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).