republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/110/hb-1966.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, prohibits boards, commissions, and other multi-member governmental entities from promulgating rules or issuing other internal restrictions that infringe on an entity member's freedom of speech. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 1."
description: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, prohibits boards, commissions, and other multi-member governmental entities from promulgating rules or issuing other internal restrictions that infringe on an entity member's freedom of speech. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1966"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1966 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Procedure (UAPA)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel", "Jackson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-29"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2abd3c5e-f7ed-4a29-9d70-ef32008cfade"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1966&GA=110"
source_hash: "7413299ebc4729eb50f370b5e153a62b1b8989fbd3f014c9fe1a30bc8737a987"
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 1966 (110) — Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, prohibits boards, commissions, and other multi-member governmental entities from promulgating rules or issuing other internal restrictions that infringe on an entity member's freedom of speech. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB1966.pdf)

## Votes

- GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/14/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/2/2018 PASSED (2) — **33–0** (fail) · upper
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2018 3/22/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/2/2018 PASSED (1) — **33–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2018 PASSED (1) — **82–7** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-29** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-29** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 3/7/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-07** Action deferred in Senate Government Operations Committee to 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-14** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-26** Passed H., as am., Ayes 82, Nays 7, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2018-03-26** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0874) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-26** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/29/2018
- **2018-03-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/2/2018
- **2018-03-29** Senate Reset on calendar 4/2/18
- **2018-04-02** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-02** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0791)
- **2018-04-02** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-02** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-05** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-23** Pub. Ch. 754
- **2018-04-23** Effective date(s) 04/18/2018
- **2018-04-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 754

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2abd3c5e-f7ed-4a29-9d70-ef32008cfade`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).