---
type: "Bill"
title: "Surplus Property - As enacted, authorizes the department of safety to, without payment of financial consideration and following notice to the commissioner of general services, transfer a surplus first responder two-way radio held by the department to the county government of a county that is designated as a distressed county in the most recently published edition of the Appalachian Regional Commission economic classification system index; authorizes other similar transfers after initial transfer. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13; Title 35, Chapter 8, Part 1; Section 37-10-204; Section 38-6-121; Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 3; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68."
description: "Surplus Property - As enacted, authorizes the department of safety to, without payment of financial consideration and following notice to the commissioner of general services, transfer a surplus first responder two-way radio held by the department to the county government of a county that is designated as a distressed county in the most recently published edition of the Appalachian Regional Commission economic classification system index; authorizes other similar transfers after initial transfer. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13; Title 35, Chapter 8, Part 1; Section 37-10-204; Section 38-6-121; Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 3; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 488"
citation: "Tennessee HB 488 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Surplus Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Williams"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96389e18-63d6-4d58-b955-4e1d67367561"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0488&GA=112"
source_hash: "2b00c40c8a38c075ce50b447776cfa3012495a08706fbf1bce24ed3551a96ca4"
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 488 (112) — Surplus Property - As enacted, authorizes the department of safety to, without payment of financial consideration and following notice to the commissioner of general services, transfer a surplus first responder two-way radio held by the department to the county government of a county that is designated as a distressed county in the most recently published edition of the Appalachian Regional Commission economic classification system index; authorizes other similar transfers after initial transfer. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13; Title 35, Chapter 8, Part 1; Section 37-10-204; Section 38-6-121; Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 3; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0300** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0300.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0411** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0411.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0488.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/31/2021 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/21/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021 4/26/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/21/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/13/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** Sponsor change.
- **2021-02-09** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2021-02-10** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2021-03-23** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-30** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-30** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Action def. in State Government Committee to 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-06** Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-13** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-27** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0300) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-28** Senate Reset on calendar 5/3/21
- **2021-04-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0411)
- **2021-05-03** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-05-03** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-05-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 527
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 527

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96389e18-63d6-4d58-b955-4e1d67367561`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).