---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxes, Privilege - As enacted, eliminates the special privilege tax on ammunition. - Amends TCA Section 8-8-201 and Title 70, Chapter 3."
description: "Taxes, Privilege - As enacted, eliminates the special privilege tax on ammunition. - Amends TCA Section 8-8-201 and Title 70, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 494"
citation: "Tennessee HB 494 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxes", "Privilege"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doggett", "Hensley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a508dcdb-d70a-4d82-b1b2-5217144105f2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0494&GA=111"
source_hash: "a4712e9138bae4001173d015cca390d43c57b2d4fc38a4fd8aba6e6a18fc3bd8"
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 494 (111) — Taxes, Privilege - As enacted, eliminates the special privilege tax on ammunition. - Amends TCA Section 8-8-201 and Title 70, Chapter 3.

## 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/HB0494.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 5/1/2019 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019 4/29/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 5/1/2019 Passed (2) — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/24/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — **82–13** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/24/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Doggett — primary (person)
- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-01** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2019-02-12** Refer to Senate F,W&M Revenue Subcommittee
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed behind the budget
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-12** Action deferred in Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee to 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-19** Action deferred in Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee to 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee calendar for 4/2/2019
- **2019-03-26** Action deferred in Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee to 4/2/2019
- **2019-04-02** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee with negative recommendation
- **2019-04-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/25/2019
- **2019-04-18** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
- **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** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-24** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-29** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-29** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-30** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 13, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/1/2019
- **2019-04-30** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 5/1/2019
- **2019-05-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 0, PNV 6 `passage`
- **2019-05-01** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-05-01** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-05-01** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-05-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 5/1/2019
- **2019-05-01** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-05-08** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-05-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-23** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-06** Pub. Ch. 509
- **2019-06-06** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
- **2019-06-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 509

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a508dcdb-d70a-4d82-b1b2-5217144105f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).