---
type: "Bill"
title: "Comptroller, State - As enacted, deletes the reports the comptroller is required to submit to the general assembly regarding the provision of broadband services in historically unserved areas and the Tennessee Helping Heroes Scholarship Program; revises the information the comptroller is required to submit to the general assembly regarding the property tax relief program. - Amends TCA Section 7-59-316; Section 49-4-938 and Section 67-5-701."
description: "Comptroller, State - As enacted, deletes the reports the comptroller is required to submit to the general assembly regarding the provision of broadband services in historically unserved areas and the Tennessee Helping Heroes Scholarship Program; revises the information the comptroller is required to submit to the general assembly regarding the property tax relief program. - Amends TCA Section 7-59-316; Section 49-4-938 and Section 67-5-701."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1799"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1799 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Comptroller", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darby"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64c65134-a5e2-406a-9278-b1e8dee05dc7"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1799&ga=114"
source_hash: "b5ade3d3a0b7841b9ab5918bd2165d6b36cf6d52a46e4165e54a4f33cd356888"
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 1799 (114) — Comptroller, State - As enacted, deletes the reports the comptroller is required to submit to the general assembly regarding the provision of broadband services in historically unserved areas and the Tennessee Helping Heroes Scholarship Program; revises the information the comptroller is required to submit to the general assembly regarding the property tax relief program. - Amends TCA Section 7-59-316; Section 49-4-938 and Section 67-5-701.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1799.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/16/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/10/2026 Passed (4) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2026 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/23/2026 2/19/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/18/2026 Passed (3) — **22–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Darby — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/10/2026
- **2026-02-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-11** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026
- **2026-02-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/19/2026
- **2026-02-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/23/2026
- **2026-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2026
- **2026-02-23** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2026-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-02-26** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-03-16** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-03-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-03-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-23** Effective date(s) 04/13/2026
- **2026-04-23** Pub. Ch. 750

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64c65134-a5e2-406a-9278-b1e8dee05dc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).