---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee Visual Content Modernization Act of 2018\". - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 49 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 50."
description: "Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee Visual Content Modernization Act of 2018\". - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 49 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 50."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1812"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1812 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxes", "Exemption and Credits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-23"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4229a81d-37ac-483a-bfbd-e9ec332135a9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1812&GA=110"
source_hash: "00d16fafb0af9634c12426588500f92662a29e9e5f0c0797893d5006234c61f6"
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 1812 (110) — Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Visual Content Modernization Act of 2018". - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 49 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 50.

## 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/HB1812.pdf)

## Votes

- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/21/2018 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2018 4/5/2018 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hawk — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-23** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2018-02-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-07** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/13/2018
- **2018-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-27** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
- **2018-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/12/2018
- **2018-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/5/2018
- **2018-04-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2018
- **2018-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-11** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-11** Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-11** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1005) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/16/2018
- **2018-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-16** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-16** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA1005) `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-04-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 919
- **2018-05-08** Pub. Ch. 919
- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4229a81d-37ac-483a-bfbd-e9ec332135a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).