---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations sufficient for the payment of any lawful expenses of the first extraordinary session of the 113th General Assembly; makes other appropriations related to such extraordinary session. -"
description: "Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations sufficient for the payment of any lawful expenses of the first extraordinary session of the 113th General Assembly; makes other appropriations related to such extraordinary session. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113S1"
identifier: "HB 7070"
citation: "Tennessee HB 7070 (113S1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 37
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-08-18"
last_action: "2023-09-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab14153f-ab1c-41be-b7c5-43ab3641c785"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB7070&GA=113"
source_hash: "6e27d2fd46cda04d4a6d4abbe85b199c997e55d8b60a2ecdc70d3fefbdc9252c"
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 7070 (113S1) — Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations sufficient for the payment of any lawful expenses of the first extraordinary session of the 113th General Assembly; makes other appropriations related to such extraordinary session. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA7020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA7020.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA7021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA7021.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA7032** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA7032.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA7003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA7003.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB7070.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 8/29/2023 Passed (2) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session 8/24/2023 (1) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 8/29/2023 Passed (1) — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Voice Vote Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 8/23/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration as Amended 8/23/2023 Passed (5) — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 8/29/2023 Passed — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 8/24/2023 Passed — **90–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY HAZLEWOOD PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 8/24/2023 Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 8/23/2023 Passed (3) — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session 8/24/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-08-18** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-08-21** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-08-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-08-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 8/23/2023
- **2023-08-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-08-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-08-22** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 8/24/2023
- **2023-08-22** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-08-22** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-08-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `passage`
- **2023-08-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-08-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2023-08-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA7003)
- **2023-08-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 8/23/2023
- **2023-08-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-08-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-08-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2023-08-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 8/24/23
- **2023-08-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 8/24/2023
- **2023-08-24** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-08-24** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 8/24/2023
- **2023-08-24** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session `referral-committee`
- **2023-08-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 2, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2023-08-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA7020) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-08-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA7021) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-08-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA7032) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-08-24** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-08-24** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-08-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-08-28** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 8/29/2023
- **2023-08-29** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 4 (Amendment 3 - HA7032) `passage`
- **2023-08-29** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0, PNV 5 (Amendment 2 - HA7021) `passage`
- **2023-08-29** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0, PNV 3 (Amendment 1 - HA7020) `passage`
- **2023-08-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-09-05** Signed by the Speaker. `passage`
- **2023-09-06** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-09-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab14153f-ab1c-41be-b7c5-43ab3641c785`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).