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type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly - As enacted, allows the use of electronic signatures for a written request by members of the general assembly to convene for extraordinary session in accordance with the Constitution of Tennessee, Article II, § 8. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 1."
description: "General Assembly - As enacted, allows the use of electronic signatures for a written request by members of the general assembly to convene for extraordinary session in accordance with the Constitution of Tennessee, Article II, § 8. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 129"
citation: "Tennessee HB 129 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hazlewood", "Watson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f23e4a23-105f-48fd-bd99-fb5ef53b946c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0129&GA=112"
source_hash: "281ded4547606115cea057634645f10add55a1922d58accaa9574f41bbe02630"
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 129 (112) — General Assembly - As enacted, allows the use of electronic signatures for a written request by members of the general assembly to convene for extraordinary session in accordance with the Constitution of Tennessee, Article II, § 8. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 1.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0129.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/8/2021 Passed (1) — **910** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/24/2021 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 5/3/2021 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/13/2021 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/8/2021 3/4/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/2/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Hazlewood — primary (person)
- Watson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-13** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-14** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-01** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/17/2021
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
- **2021-02-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2021-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-25** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/4/2021
- **2021-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-04** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/8/2021
- **2021-03-08** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2021-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-11** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Reset on Final calendar of Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 5/3/2021
- **2021-05-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-05-03** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-05-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 514
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 514
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f23e4a23-105f-48fd-bd99-fb5ef53b946c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).