---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bond Issues - As enacted, authorizes the state to issue and sell bonds of up to $87,700,000. -"
description: "Bond Issues - As enacted, authorizes the state to issue and sell bonds of up to $87,700,000. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2972"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2972 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bond Issues"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99db92be-2061-4215-bfe0-42d4fa11e697"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2972&GA=113"
source_hash: "7cdf20ddea1eedf13d81a1466d7d3d5b5b4f445a7101d3e850df644045afdcd8"
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 2972 (113) — Bond Issues - As enacted, authorizes the state to issue and sell bonds of up to $87,700,000. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1039** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1039.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA1020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA1020.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2972.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: APPROPRIATIONS CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2024 Passed (1) — **81–13** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/16/2024 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2024 4/16/2024 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/16/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: APPROPRIATIONS CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2024 Passed (2) — **73–22** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2024 4/16/2024 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/16/2024 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: APPROPRIATIONS CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2024 Passed — **73–22** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/16/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/18/2024 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: APPROPRIATIONS CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2024 Passed — **81–13** (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. if am., 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 if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1020)
- **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., as am., Ayes 81, Nays 13, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1039) `amendment-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. 965

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99db92be-2061-4215-bfe0-42d4fa11e697`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).