---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ethics - As enacted, removes term limits for members of the Tennessee ethics commission; extends time for the general assembly to confirm appointees to the commission from 30 to 90 days. - Amends TCA Section 3-6-103."
description: "Ethics - As enacted, removes term limits for members of the Tennessee ethics commission; extends time for the general assembly to confirm appointees to the commission from 30 to 90 days. - Amends TCA Section 3-6-103."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 170"
citation: "Tennessee HB 170 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Ethics"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dickerson", "Zachary"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-28"
last_action: "2019-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d347799-e272-47e1-b464-fc98b4a2a39b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0170&GA=111"
source_hash: "0c2ea4ed917cc998f2cf8b3f4e16b520462c4ce82549c7d24ca4ed812006856a"
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 170 (111) — Ethics - As enacted, removes term limits for members of the Tennessee ethics commission; extends time for the general assembly to confirm appointees to the commission from 30 to 90 days. - Amends TCA Section 3-6-103.

## 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/111/Bill/HB0170.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/4/2019 2/28/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/26/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/4/2019 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/1/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Committee 2/13/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/20/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dickerson — primary (person)
- Zachary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Local Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/13/2019
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2019-02-13** Placed on cal. Local Committee for 2/20/2019
- **2019-02-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/28/2019
- **2019-02-28** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/4/2019
- **2019-03-04** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2019-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-07** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-12** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-19** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-26** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/1/2019
- **2019-04-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-01** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-01** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-24** Pub. Ch. 163
- **2019-04-24** Effective date(s) 04/18/2019
- **2019-04-24** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 163

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d347799-e272-47e1-b464-fc98b4a2a39b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).