---
type: "Bill"
title: "Business and Commerce - As enacted, requires that, in order to resign an agency appointment, a registered agent file a certification with the secretary of state that the agent has mailed written notice of the agent's resignation, instead of a copy of the original statement of resignation, to the principal office of the entity employing the agent. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 38, Part 1; Title 48, Chapter 15; Title 48, Chapter 208; Title 48, Chapter 249; Title 48, Chapter 25; Title 48, Chapter 55; Title 48, Chapter 65; Title 61, Chapter 1; Title 61, Chapter 2 and Title 61, Chapter 3."
description: "Business and Commerce - As enacted, requires that, in order to resign an agency appointment, a registered agent file a certification with the secretary of state that the agent has mailed written notice of the agent's resignation, instead of a copy of the original statement of resignation, to the principal office of the entity employing the agent. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 38, Part 1; Title 48, Chapter 15; Title 48, Chapter 208; Title 48, Chapter 249; Title 48, Chapter 25; Title 48, Chapter 55; Title 48, Chapter 65; Title 61, Chapter 1; Title 61, Chapter 2 and Title 61, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 499"
citation: "Tennessee HB 499 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business and Commerce"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jones R"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2025-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/668ccbc3-547a-42af-8d1d-11f1609824d2"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0499&ga=114"
source_hash: "193da4a4ede68b79872bdab79d921071a29cb16f5d1471ae9207251cd758650c"
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 499 (114) — Business and Commerce - As enacted, requires that, in order to resign an agency appointment, a registered agent file a certification with the secretary of state that the agent has mailed written notice of the agent's resignation, instead of a copy of the original statement of resignation, to the principal office of the entity employing the agent. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 38, Part 1; Title 48, Chapter 15; Title 48, Chapter 208; Title 48, Chapter 249; Title 48, Chapter 25; Title 48, Chapter 55; Title 48, Chapter 65; Title 61, Chapter 1; Title 61, Chapter 2 and Title 61, Chapter 3.

## 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/HB0499.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/3/2025 2/27/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/19/2025 Passed (4) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/3/2025 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/6/2025 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/26/2025 Passed (3) — **22–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jones R — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-05** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/26/2025
- **2025-02-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2025
- **2025-02-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-27** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/3/2025
- **2025-03-03** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-06** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-06** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-06** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/28/2025
- **2025-04-04** Pub. Ch. 97

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/668ccbc3-547a-42af-8d1d-11f1609824d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).