---
type: "Bill"
title: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, requires agencies, when statutorily required to hold a public hearing as part of their rulemaking process, to make copies of the rule available in redline form to persons in attendance at the hearing. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 2."
description: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, requires agencies, when statutorily required to hold a public hearing as part of their rulemaking process, to make copies of the rule available in redline form to persons in attendance at the hearing. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2437"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2437 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Procedure (UAPA)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Gant"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0ef361d-48d6-4cb1-846a-3bf202686252"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2437&GA=110"
source_hash: "fa61d4f67c994b545109825397a22ca8fa91a68822f9978334ae538b229efdf9"
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 2437 (110) — Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, requires agencies, when statutorily required to hold a public hearing as part of their rulemaking process, to make copies of the rule available in redline form to persons in attendance at the hearing. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 2.

## 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/HB2437.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2018 PASSED (1) — **89–0** (fail) · lower
- GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/14/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Gant — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-17** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2018-01-24** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/31/2018
- **2018-01-31** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/5/2018
- **2018-02-05** P1C.
- **2018-02-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/19/2018
- **2018-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-19** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-19** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-21** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 611
- **2018-04-04** Pub. Ch. 611
- **2018-04-04** 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/f0ef361d-48d6-4cb1-846a-3bf202686252`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).