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type: "Bill"
title: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, removes requirement that an administrative judge or hearing officer make a motion prior to deciding a procedural question of law; removes similar requirement for such persons to direct parties or attorneys for parties to appear for a conference to consider matters relating to a contested case hearing; removes obsolete language regarding the manner in which parties may participate in hearings remotely and revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 3."
description: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, removes requirement that an administrative judge or hearing officer make a motion prior to deciding a procedural question of law; removes similar requirement for such persons to direct parties or attorneys for parties to appear for a conference to consider matters relating to a contested case hearing; removes obsolete language regarding the manner in which parties may participate in hearings remotely and revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1997"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1997 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Procedure (UAPA)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cochran", "Jackson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-25"
last_action: "2022-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80440514-e38b-4da9-a9cf-5faa113c186c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1997&GA=112"
source_hash: "85d0c2e1b554cdd568ae4df05e1ffddba6dc54c0dec8542d6a9d329bcdada05d"
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 1997 (112) — Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, removes requirement that an administrative judge or hearing officer make a motion prior to deciding a procedural question of law; removes similar requirement for such persons to direct parties or attorneys for parties to appear for a conference to consider matters relating to a contested case hearing; removes obsolete language regarding the manner in which parties may participate in hearings remotely and revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 3.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0621** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0621.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0712** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0712.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1997.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/1/2022 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2022 Passed (1) — **940** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/22/2022 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/31/2022 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee 3/2/2022 Passed (3) — **90** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2022 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2022 3/10/2022 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cochran — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2022-01-31** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/15/2022
- **2022-02-15** Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-22** Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
- **2022-02-23** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-01** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-03-08** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2022
- **2022-03-14** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-14** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0621) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-31** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0712)
- **2022-03-31** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-03-31** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-04-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-08** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-25** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-04-25** Pub. Ch. 833
- **2022-04-25** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 833
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80440514-e38b-4da9-a9cf-5faa113c186c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).