---
type: "Bill"
title: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, clarifies definitions of \"rule\" and \"policy\" for rulemaking purposes and revises other administrative procedures. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5."
description: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, clarifies definitions of \"rule\" and \"policy\" for rulemaking purposes and revises other administrative procedures. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1572"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1572 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Procedure (UAPA)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Matlock"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 45
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/726768c1-acef-4d7e-8f65-abf356d4c5c3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1572&GA=110"
source_hash: "29fb4d3aa727d42502794d91f05aa9daac46334a012db1296cdf296cb3c24ee7"
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 1572 (110) — Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, clarifies definitions of "rule" and "policy" for rulemaking purposes and revises other administrative procedures. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 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/SB1572.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/21/2018 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/4/2018 PASSED (1) — **31–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3 4/19/2018 PASSED — **27–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2018 PASSED (1) — **92–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Matlock — 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
- **2018-01-25** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-29** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/5/2018
- **2018-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/4/2018
- **2018-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0927)
- **2018-04-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0848)
- **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-04-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/11/2018
- **2018-04-10** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-10** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-11** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-11** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/11/2018
- **2018-04-11** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-12** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1191) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1190) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1189) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-17** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-17** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-19** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 0 (Amendment 3 - HA1191) `passage`
- **2018-04-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-05-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-18** Pub. Ch. 929
- **2018-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018
- **2018-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 929

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/726768c1-acef-4d7e-8f65-abf356d4c5c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).