---
type: "Bill"
title: "Auctions and Auctioneers - As enacted, clarifies that a public automobile auction means a person that offers motor vehicles for sale to the highest bidder, where buyers are members of the public, by a motor vehicle dealer licensed to sell used motor vehicles that holds a public auto auction license and uses the services of a public automobile auctioneer licensed by the commission. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17 and Title 62, Chapter 19."
description: "Auctions and Auctioneers - As enacted, clarifies that a public automobile auction means a person that offers motor vehicles for sale to the highest bidder, where buyers are members of the public, by a motor vehicle dealer licensed to sell used motor vehicles that holds a public auto auction license and uses the services of a public automobile auctioneer licensed by the commission. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17 and Title 62, Chapter 19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2268"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2268 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Auctions and Auctioneers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boyd"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74d9d708-1a8f-4804-988c-0e9f80c4148c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2268&GA=113"
source_hash: "fde2f4a063718ffe8e07641d3b610ab471091643bd508b96a922fddc673c327a"
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 2268 (113) — Auctions and Auctioneers - As enacted, clarifies that a public automobile auction means a person that offers motor vehicles for sale to the highest bidder, where buyers are members of the public, by a motor vehicle dealer licensed to sell used motor vehicles that holds a public auto auction license and uses the services of a public automobile auctioneer licensed by the commission. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17 and Title 62, Chapter 19.

## 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/HB2268.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/13/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/20/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/26/2024 2/22/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/4/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Boyd — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-22** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-26** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date(s) 03/15/2024
- **2024-03-26** Pub. Ch. 585

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74d9d708-1a8f-4804-988c-0e9f80c4148c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).