---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, adds debit card fraud to the definition of unlawful conduct that must be reported to the comptroller of the treasury; adds certain certified public accountants and firms to those with a duty to report unlawful conduct to the comptroller; removes immunity from those reporters who knowingly provide false information. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 5."
description: "Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, adds debit card fraud to the definition of unlawful conduct that must be reported to the comptroller of the treasury; adds certain certified public accountants and firms to those with a duty to report unlawful conduct to the comptroller; removes immunity from those reporters who knowingly provide false information. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1536"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1536 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Funds and Financing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth", "Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09"
last_action: "2018-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f8e1fc2-ca87-40ac-a24f-f41124f5fb5f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1536&GA=110"
source_hash: "14a0be62d46f48d45c1c2727f331d353bb14bde576288329185cedeb1dcd7ea6"
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 1536 (110) — Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, adds debit card fraud to the definition of unlawful conduct that must be reported to the comptroller of the treasury; adds certain certified public accountants and firms to those with a duty to report unlawful conduct to the comptroller; removes immunity from those reporters who knowingly provide false information. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1536.pdf)

## Votes

- LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/6/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **95–0** (fail) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/12/2018 2/8/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 1/31/2018 Passed — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-10** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2018-01-17** Assigned to s/c Local Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-17** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** Placed on s/c cal Local Government Subcommittee for 1/31/2018
- **2018-01-31** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/6/2018
- **2018-01-31** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/8/2018
- **2018-02-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/13/2018
- **2018-02-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/12/2018
- **2018-02-12** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-02-13** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/15/2018
- **2018-02-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-15** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-02-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-15** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-02-16** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-02-22** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-02-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-13** Pub. Ch. 540
- **2018-03-13** Effective date(s) 03/05/2018
- **2018-03-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 540

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f8e1fc2-ca87-40ac-a24f-f41124f5fb5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).