---
type: "Bill"
title: "Comptroller, State - As enacted, modifies the course work required to receive a certified municipal finance officer (CMFO) designation; requires examinations, including test questions, administered by MTAS and CTAS to be designated as a municipal or county finance officer, respectively, to be confidential. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56, Part 4 and Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5."
description: "Comptroller, State - As enacted, modifies the course work required to receive a certified municipal finance officer (CMFO) designation; requires examinations, including test questions, administered by MTAS and CTAS to be designated as a municipal or county finance officer, respectively, to be confidential. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56, Part 4 and Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1790"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1790 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Comptroller", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martin B"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07134357-d102-44eb-9457-de126c6f8515"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1790&GA=113"
source_hash: "73abb92a6f39118b71f48470473bb173ebcc1972bdb8777fc3794ab2a578e477"
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 1790 (113) — Comptroller, State - As enacted, modifies the course work required to receive a certified municipal finance officer (CMFO) designation; requires examinations, including test questions, administered by MTAS and CTAS to be designated as a municipal or county finance officer, respectively, to be confidential. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56, Part 4 and Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.

## 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/HB1790.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/22/2024 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2024 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/6/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 1/31/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/12/2024 2/8/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 1/31/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Martin B — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-11** Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-11** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 1/31/2024
- **2024-01-31** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/6/2024
- **2024-01-31** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/8/2024
- **2024-02-08** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/12/2024
- **2024-02-12** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-02-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-02-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Effective date(s) 03/07/2024
- **2024-03-19** Pub. Ch. 539

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07134357-d102-44eb-9457-de126c6f8515`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).