---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, decreases from 18 to 16, the minimum age an individual must be to apply for a license to be a bid caller auctioneer. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 19."
description: "Professions and Occupations - As enacted, decreases from 18 to 16, the minimum age an individual must be to apply for a license to be a bid caller auctioneer. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1904"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1904 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d734b02-a896-4605-ae22-3b73bfa514db"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1904&ga=114"
source_hash: "0e983ce3f8f52c336d4d435f8ec28a1ad09b1c6f40e788c35684fcd352725cf9"
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 SB 1904 (114) — Professions and Occupations - As enacted, decreases from 18 to 16, the minimum age an individual must be to apply for a license to be a bid caller auctioneer. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 19.

## 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/SB1904.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/10/2026 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/19/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/10/2026
- **2026-02-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-10** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-02-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/19/2026
- **2026-02-18** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 840

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d734b02-a896-4605-ae22-3b73bfa514db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).