---
type: "Bill"
title: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, enacts the \"Regulatory Freedom Act of 2026.\" - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5."
description: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, enacts the \"Regulatory Freedom Act of 2026.\" - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1913"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1913 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Procedure (UAPA)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boyd"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb890022-1df6-4026-ba76-cbf25852e8ac"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1913&ga=114"
source_hash: "a6795185da213dc31c379a91ec5ed8f8e82059faf0e99ec7a207d454096330a8"
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 1913 (114) — Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, enacts the "Regulatory Freedom Act of 2026." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1046** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1046.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0850** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0850.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1913.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/16/2026 Passed (1) — **24–4** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/6/2026 Passed (3) — **12–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **76–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Boyd — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-30** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 4/6/2026
- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/6/2026
- **2026-04-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
- **2026-04-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 76, Nays 16, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1046) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-16** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0850)
- **2026-04-16** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date(s) 01/01/2027
- **2026-05-26** Pub. Ch. 994

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb890022-1df6-4026-ba76-cbf25852e8ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).