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type: "Bill"
title: "Comptroller, State - As enacted, removes the filing requirement for municipal and utility district travel and expense reimbursement policies, and any amendments to the policies, and instead requires the policies and amendments be made available for review and audit by the comptroller or the comptroller's designee. - Amends TCA Section 6-54-903 and Section 7-82-309."
description: "Comptroller, State - As enacted, removes the filing requirement for municipal and utility district travel and expense reimbursement policies, and any amendments to the policies, and instead requires the policies and amendments be made available for review and audit by the comptroller or the comptroller's designee. - Amends TCA Section 6-54-903 and Section 7-82-309."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 655"
citation: "Tennessee HB 655 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Comptroller", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hicks T", "Jackson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef6ebca0-28f7-4fb7-be11-5b6092ae88f4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0655&GA=112"
source_hash: "bf5bbd19244532bbd98dcee2013882f706acd1315643b9cb6067465372958e6e"
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 655 (112) — Comptroller, State - As enacted, removes the filing requirement for municipal and utility district travel and expense reimbursement policies, and any amendments to the policies, and instead requires the policies and amendments be made available for review and audit by the comptroller or the comptroller's designee. - Amends TCA Section 6-54-903 and Section 7-82-309.
## 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/HB0655.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/29/2021 3/25/2021 (3) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2021 Passed (2) — **920** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee 3/16/2021 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2021 Passed (1) — **920** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/9/2021 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2021 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Hicks T — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-11** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-29** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-29** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-31** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 127
- **2021-04-21** Effective date(s) 04/13/2021
- **2021-04-21** Pub. Ch. 127
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef6ebca0-28f7-4fb7-be11-5b6092ae88f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).