---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2018, and July 1, 2019. -"
description: "Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2018, and July 1, 2019. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1508"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1508 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 45
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-03-11"
last_action: "2019-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2da7765-f212-4b82-970d-18ad43499a7f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1508&GA=111"
source_hash: "48714ed66b15d32a84e5cdad321c509b2cd88c52a62247bbe1b90478372c25f0"
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 1508 (111) — Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2018, and July 1, 2019. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0463** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0463.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0466** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0466.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0467** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0467.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0433** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0433.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0434** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0434.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0435** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0435.pdf)
7. **Amendment SA0438** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0438.pdf)
8. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1508.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/23/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 1,2 & 3 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/29/2019 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: APPROPRIATIONS CAL. AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2019 Passed (2) — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/23/2019 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/24/2019 4/23/2019 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-11** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-03-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-03-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-18** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2019-03-19** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-18** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-23** H. Placed on Appropriations Calendar for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-23** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-23** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-23** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0463) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0467) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0466) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-24** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/25/2019
- **2019-04-25** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/25/2019
- **2019-04-29** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-29** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-30** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1,2,&3 Ayes 98, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-30** H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/30/19
- **2019-04-30** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - SA0438)
- **2019-04-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0435)
- **2019-04-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0434)
- **2019-04-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0433)
- **2019-04-30** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-30** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-05-08** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-05-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-20** Pub. Ch. 405
- **2019-05-20** Effective date(s) 05/17/2019; 07/01/2019
- **2019-05-20** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 405

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2da7765-f212-4b82-970d-18ad43499a7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).