---
type: "Bill"
title: "Uniform Commercial Code - As enacted, clarifies that a \"deposit account,\" for purposes of provisions regarding secured transactions in the Uniform Commercial Code, does not include a United States central bank digital currency. - Amends TCA Title 47."
description: "Uniform Commercial Code - As enacted, clarifies that a \"deposit account,\" for purposes of provisions regarding secured transactions in the Uniform Commercial Code, does not include a United States central bank digital currency. - Amends TCA Title 47."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 479"
citation: "Tennessee SB 479 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Uniform Commercial Code"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2024-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7689fdd-933c-4e00-b460-9f53b14c8028"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0479&GA=113"
source_hash: "e60e257b41136540450957ea9d256a68988d307c4a281f9f572a27f1325ff86d"
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 SB 479 (113) — Uniform Commercial Code - As enacted, clarifies that a "deposit account," for purposes of provisions regarding secured transactions in the Uniform Commercial Code, does not include a United States central bank digital currency. - Amends TCA Title 47.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0879** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0879.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0509** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0509.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0713** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0713.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0479.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2024 Passed — **77–6** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/21/2024 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/12/2024 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to first calendar of 2024
- **2024-01-03** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 1/9/2024
- **2024-01-09** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 1/23/2024
- **2024-01-17** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 1/23/2024
- **2024-01-23** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 2/6/2024
- **2024-01-30** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/6/2024
- **2024-02-06** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-08** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/21/2024
- **2024-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0509)
- **2024-03-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0713)
- **2024-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-25** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-11** Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 6, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0879) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-07** Effective date(s) 04/29/2024
- **2024-05-07** Pub. Ch. 802

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7689fdd-933c-4e00-b460-9f53b14c8028`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).