---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriations - As enacted, authorizes the index of appropriations from state tax revenues for 2022-2023 fiscal year to exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by $2,536,600,000 or 11.45 percent. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 52."
description: "Appropriations - As enacted, authorizes the index of appropriations from state tax revenues for 2022-2023 fiscal year to exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by $2,536,600,000 or 11.45 percent. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 52."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1544"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1544 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-02-13"
last_action: "2023-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42909d80-6428-4418-a682-98e3f1e84056"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1544&GA=113"
source_hash: "a679f34db78673f75ad1bd341f412b1b65183859801b043802e908ef99a8abdb"
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 1544 (113) — Appropriations - As enacted, authorizes the index of appropriations from state tax revenues for 2022-2023 fiscal year to exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by $2,536,600,000 or 11.45 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/113/Bill/HB1544.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/18/2023 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/18/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/18/2023 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: APPROPRIATIONS CAL. PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2023 Passed — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/18/2023 (1) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: APPROPRIATIONS CAL. PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2023 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-16** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-23** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** H. Placed on Appropriations Calendar for 4/19/2023
- **2023-04-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-19** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-05-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04** 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
- **2023-05-17** Pub. Ch. 419

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42909d80-6428-4418-a682-98e3f1e84056`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).