---
type: "Bill"
title: "Newspapers and Publications - As enacted, specifies that the website where legal notices must be posted must not require a fee or a subscription for a person to view the website; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3."
description: "Newspapers and Publications - As enacted, specifies that the website where legal notices must be posted must not require a fee or a subscription for a person to view the website; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 773"
citation: "Tennessee HB 773 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Newspapers and Publications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b72fc551-dd8f-43c1-846a-2d2d89e37b63"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0773&ga=114"
source_hash: "e9b912b403fd564db25ade2658a73367c2a061e6bf0919db28df655883fef458"
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 773 (114) — Newspapers and Publications - As enacted, specifies that the website where legal notices must be posted must not require a fee or a subscription for a person to view the website; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0392** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0392.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0533** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0533.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0340** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0340.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0773.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 4/17/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/9/2025 Passed (5) — **21–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **23–8** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (3) — **27–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY POWERS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/22/2025 Passed — **7–3** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/12/2025 Passed (6) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (4) — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **84–2** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY POWERS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-06** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2025-02-12** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
- **2025-03-12** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-12** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-19** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
- **2025-03-26** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
- **2025-04-02** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-02** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-09** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-10** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-14** Placed behind the budget
- **2025-04-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 2, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0533) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0392) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 8, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2025
- **2025-04-22** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-04-22** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/22/2025
- **2025-04-22** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/22/25
- **2025-04-22** Re-refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/22/25
- **2025-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0340)
- **2025-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-28** 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) 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-27** Pub. Ch. 500

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b72fc551-dd8f-43c1-846a-2d2d89e37b63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).