---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding mileage allowance and expense allowances. -"
description: "General Assembly - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding mileage allowance and expense allowances. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1401"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1401 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cochran", "Swann"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb2f4001-840d-4aa8-9349-2851b195fbc5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1401&GA=112"
source_hash: "1e0722d1da02968376ea651ea7b4baae7b433b08cdff6b5d6f8acd4ab4b58227"
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 1401 (112) — General Assembly - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding mileage allowance and expense allowances. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0290** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0290.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0428** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0428.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1401.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2021 Passed (2) — **91–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/24/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/6/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/13/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 5/4/2021 Passed (1) — **70–12** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/12/2021 4/8/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/29/2021 Passed (1) — **28–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cochran — primary (person)
- Swann — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-25** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Action def. in State Government Committee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/12/2021
- **2021-04-12** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-12** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-12** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. S&L Govt. Comm. 4-13-21
- **2021-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-29** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0290)
- **2021-04-29** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0428)
- **2021-04-29** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-29** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-05-03** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 5/4/21
- **2021-05-04** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA2 Ayes 70, Nays 12 PNV 0 HB1401
- **2021-05-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-02** Effective date(s) 05/26/2021, 11/08/2022
- **2021-06-02** Pub. Ch. 570
- **2021-06-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 570

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb2f4001-840d-4aa8-9349-2851b195fbc5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).