---
type: "Bill"
title: "Budget Procedures - As enacted, deletes the Tennessee job skills program and fund. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71."
description: "Budget Procedures - As enacted, deletes the Tennessee job skills program and fund. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2971"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2971 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Budget Procedures"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/855d8572-627c-4570-9eaf-651196c90b45"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2971&GA=113"
source_hash: "2d5ffb94e3e6faec9f670f4cb6ab9d5e2a8928a73174bdbafb9d22d5268e2b21"
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 2971 (113) — Budget Procedures - As enacted, deletes the Tennessee job skills program and fund. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1043** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1043.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA1027** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA1027.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2971.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/18/2024 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2024 4/16/2024 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: APPROPRIATIONS CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2024 Passed — **77–17** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/16/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/16/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-08** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-15** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024
- **2024-04-16** H. Placed on Appropriations Calendar for 4/17/2024
- **2024-04-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2024
- **2024-04-16** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-16** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/16/2024
- **2024-04-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1027)
- **2024-04-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-18** Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 17, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-20** Effective date(s) 05/15/2024
- **2024-05-20** Pub. Ch. 964

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/855d8572-627c-4570-9eaf-651196c90b45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).