---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government, General - As enacted, increases the authorized annual state contribution made to human resources agencies. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 26."
description: "Local Government, General - As enacted, increases the authorized annual state contribution made to human resources agencies. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 26."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 955"
citation: "Tennessee HB 955 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Government", "General"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe", "Fitzhugh"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 69
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cba44cb1-817d-40cd-8392-89ada84bf1a0"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0955&GA=110"
source_hash: "a4cd2a56120c4432f97698b05fae25a2ff1ba0f84cf95c4c47b857f9201e466f"
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 955 (110) — Local Government, General - As enacted, increases the authorized annual state contribution made to human resources agencies. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 26.

## 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/HB0955.pdf)

## Votes

- LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 3/28/2017 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/18/2018 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 3/21/2017 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/18/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2018 PASSED (1) — **84–2** (fail) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2018 4/18/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/24/2018 PASSED (1) — **28–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)
- Fitzhugh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Local Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-07** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Local Government Subcommittee for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-21** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-10** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-10** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. S&L Govt. Comm 4-11-17
- **2017-04-11** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2017-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-19** Placed behind the budget
- **2017-04-26** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-05-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-01** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-02** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-03** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-08** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2017-05-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-09** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-28** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2018
- **2018-04-03** Placed behind the budget
- **2018-04-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/13/2018
- **2018-04-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/18/18
- **2018-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-18** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-23** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee to 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-24** Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-24** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 1030
- **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/21/2018
- **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1030

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cba44cb1-817d-40cd-8392-89ada84bf1a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).