---
type: "Bill"
title: "Comptroller, State - As enacted, deletes requirement that the comptroller of the treasury must conduct an annual audit of the Tennessee bureau of investigation regarding the bureau's receipt and use of the $15 portion of the handgun carry permit application fee to be used exclusively for updating and maintaining the fingerprint criminal history database. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1351."
description: "Comptroller, State - As enacted, deletes requirement that the comptroller of the treasury must conduct an annual audit of the Tennessee bureau of investigation regarding the bureau's receipt and use of the $15 portion of the handgun carry permit application fee to be used exclusively for updating and maintaining the fingerprint criminal history database. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1351."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 543"
citation: "Tennessee SB 543 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Comptroller", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mannis", "Powers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/accda244-3515-4e74-84c7-a23d02ae1005"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0543&GA=112"
source_hash: "8a377f0cd9623f7341d24ca57d033b24c6c14e15567f217e57b6213c0cd1058e"
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 SB 543 (112) — Comptroller, State - As enacted, deletes requirement that the comptroller of the treasury must conduct an annual audit of the Tennessee bureau of investigation regarding the bureau's receipt and use of the $15 portion of the handgun carry permit application fee to be used exclusively for updating and maintaining the fingerprint criminal history database. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1351.

## 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/SB0543.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: 3/8/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/16/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/2/2021 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/5/2021 Passed (2) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/5/2021 4/1/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mannis — primary (person)
- Powers — 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** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
- **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`
- **2021-03-09** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
- **2021-04-01** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-05** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-05** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/22/2021
- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 195
- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 195

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/accda244-3515-4e74-84c7-a23d02ae1005`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).