---
type: "Bill"
title: "Comptroller, State - As enacted, authorizes the comptroller of the treasury to audit private probation service providers; allows the comptroller to appoint a certified public accountant to conduct the audit; requires the probation service provider to pay for the audit. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-302."
description: "Comptroller, State - As enacted, authorizes the comptroller of the treasury to audit private probation service providers; allows the comptroller to appoint a certified public accountant to conduct the audit; requires the probation service provider to pay for the audit. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-302."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 203"
citation: "Tennessee HB 203 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Comptroller", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crawford", "Kelsey"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6c5f5fb-9a9b-4ad1-8fa4-1357821b53f5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0203&GA=111"
source_hash: "747c4de504c318bd36799fd92fbe2e26f93917d3e21d77ca5f36b3910e19c46f"
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 203 (111) — Comptroller, State - As enacted, authorizes the comptroller of the treasury to audit private probation service providers; allows the comptroller to appoint a certified public accountant to conduct the audit; requires the probation service provider to pay for the audit. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-302.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0108** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0108.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0203.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/2019 3/21/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2019 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/25/2019 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/19/2019 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CORRECTIONS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee 3/12/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur Concur in House Amend# 1 4/4/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/19/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Crawford — primary (person)
- Kelsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Corrections Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-04** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2019-02-12** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/19/2019
- **2019-02-19** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-21** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/25/2019
- **2019-02-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-26** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Corrections Subcommittee of State Committee
- **2019-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-02-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Corrections Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2019
- **2019-03-21** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/2019
- **2019-03-28** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-03-28** Passed H., as am., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-28** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0108) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-28** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-02** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-04** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0108) `passage`
- **2019-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-09** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-24** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 148
- **2019-04-24** Pub. Ch. 148
- **2019-04-24** Effective date(s) 04/17/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6c5f5fb-9a9b-4ad1-8fa4-1357821b53f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).