---
type: "Bill"
title: "Boards and Commissions - As enacted, enacts the \"Less is More Act of 2025.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 20; Title 33; Title 38; Title 40; Title 52; Title 55; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68; Title 70 and Title 76."
description: "Boards and Commissions - As enacted, enacts the \"Less is More Act of 2025.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 20; Title 33; Title 38; Title 40; Title 52; Title 55; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68; Title 70 and Title 76."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1330"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1330 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 41
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4eda8eee-d6ba-4289-8c29-f75db02edd4a"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1330&ga=114"
source_hash: "5ce76058108cd02f12b434026a68b6a5d4629cf3166c808593890d5ca454a1a3"
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 1330 (114) — Boards and Commissions - As enacted, enacts the "Less is More Act of 2025." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 20; Title 33; Title 38; Title 40; Title 52; Title 55; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68; Title 70 and Title 76.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0094** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0094.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0241** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0241.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0242** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0242.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA0313** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0313.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0100** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0100.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0332** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0332.pdf)
7. **Amendment SA0435** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0435.pdf)
8. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1330.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/17/2025 Passed (5) — **9–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 Passed (1) — **73–21** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/4/2025 Passed (7) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025 4/3/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/12/2025 Passed (6) — **23–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/26/2025 Passed (4) — **11–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2025 Passed (3) — **24–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 3 4/21/2025 Passed — **60–31** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/17/2025 Passed (1) — **24–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-12** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
- **2025-03-04** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025
- **2025-03-12** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/17/2025
- **2025-03-12** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-19** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/1/2025
- **2025-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
- **2025-04-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025
- **2025-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-10** Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 21, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-10** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA0313) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-10** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA0242) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-10** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0241) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-10** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0094) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-17** H. Placed on Message Calendar 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-17** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 6, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2025-04-17** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0435)
- **2025-04-17** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0332)
- **2025-04-17** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0100)
- **2025-04-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-21** H. concurred in S. am. no. 3 Ayes 60, Nays 31 PNV 2 HB1330
- **2025-04-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/21/2025, 07/01/2025, 01/01/2026
- **2025-05-27** Pub. Ch. 524

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4eda8eee-d6ba-4289-8c29-f75db02edd4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).