---
type: "Bill"
title: "Auctions and Auctioneers - As enacted, revises various provisions governing auctions. - Amends TCA Title 35, Chapter 5; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1 and Title 62, Chapter 19."
description: "Auctions and Auctioneers - As enacted, revises various provisions governing auctions. - Amends TCA Title 35, Chapter 5; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1 and Title 62, Chapter 19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 797"
citation: "Tennessee HB 797 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Auctions and Auctioneers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vaughan", "Yager"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a5d1d6c-e844-4889-87af-e88e21b33429"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0797&GA=111"
source_hash: "0b54625378f985e4a18191ec146e992a1881e53d5d24c37a4317676c49eefa2d"
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 797 (111) — Auctions and Auctioneers - As enacted, revises various provisions governing auctions. - Amends TCA Title 35, Chapter 5; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1 and Title 62, Chapter 19.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0107** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0107.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0496** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0496.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0117** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0117.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0425** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0425.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0797.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/12/2019 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/24/2019 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/24/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/12/2019 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019 4/29/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- 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 AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 5/1/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/19/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Vaughan — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Business Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Business Subcommittee for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-10** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-16** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-17** Placed behind the budget
- **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** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-30** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-30** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0496) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-30** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0107) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-30** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/1/2019
- **2019-04-30** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/1/2019
- **2019-05-01** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-01** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0117)
- **2019-05-01** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0425)
- **2019-05-01** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-05-01** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-05-08** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-05-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-14** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-17** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** Pub. Ch. 471
- **2019-05-29** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
- **2019-05-29** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 471

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a5d1d6c-e844-4889-87af-e88e21b33429`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).