---
type: "Bill"
title: "Comptroller, State - As enacted, replaces the requirement that if a witness cannot be found, a copy of a subpoena issued by the comptroller of the treasury to the witness be left at the place of residence of the witness with the requirement that a copy of the subpoena be mailed by first-class mail to the last known address of the witness; adds, as an alternative to hand delivery of a subpoena, that the subpoena be mailed to the witness by certified mail, return receipt requested. - Amends TCA Section 8-4-203."
description: "Comptroller, State - As enacted, replaces the requirement that if a witness cannot be found, a copy of a subpoena issued by the comptroller of the treasury to the witness be left at the place of residence of the witness with the requirement that a copy of the subpoena be mailed by first-class mail to the last known address of the witness; adds, as an alternative to hand delivery of a subpoena, that the subpoena be mailed to the witness by certified mail, return receipt requested. - Amends TCA Section 8-4-203."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 654"
citation: "Tennessee HB 654 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Comptroller", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/787eb720-dceb-4706-8341-002585cb8a6e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0654&GA=112"
source_hash: "1655028c7aad2815a69dc50f95ccef4a52730f6aacd68372def5851a154e032e"
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 654 (112) — Comptroller, State - As enacted, replaces the requirement that if a witness cannot be found, a copy of a subpoena issued by the comptroller of the treasury to the witness be left at the place of residence of the witness with the requirement that a copy of the subpoena be mailed by first-class mail to the last known address of the witness; adds, as an alternative to hand delivery of a subpoena, that the subpoena be mailed to the witness by certified mail, return receipt requested. - Amends TCA Section 8-4-203.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0654.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/26/2021 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/30/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/2/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/20/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/26/2021 4/22/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/26/2021 Passed (2) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: 3/8/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-04** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/8/2021
- **2021-03-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-08** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-30** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Action def. in State Government Committee to 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action def. in State Government Committee to 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-26** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-26** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 442
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/13/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 442

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/787eb720-dceb-4706-8341-002585cb8a6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).