republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/sb-1081.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, limits an administrative agency's authority to promulgate rules without a public hearing. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5."
description: "Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, limits an administrative agency's authority to promulgate rules without a public hearing. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1081"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1081 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Procedure (UAPA)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ragan", "Roberts"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 41
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25d5699f-ae2d-46f5-9ef4-880b8176f61b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1081&GA=112"
source_hash: "89702bb5521b7887969fba14919906ef05af9fbdb91e9ce028aefa88e53a12ac"
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 1081 (112) — Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, limits an administrative agency's authority to promulgate rules without a public hearing. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0148** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0148.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0315** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0315.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0358** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0358.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1081.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/24/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/29/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/7/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2021 4/1/2021 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 5/5/2021 Passed (1) — **72–20** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2021 Passed (2) — **85–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ragan — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-05** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee
- **2021-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-29** Re-refer to Senate Govt. Ops. Comm.
- **2021-03-29** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
- **2021-04-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-08** Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 3, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-08** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0148) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-15** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0315)
- **2021-04-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0358)
- **2021-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-05-04** H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 5/4/21
- **2021-05-05** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA2 Ayes 72, Nays 20 PNV 0 HB0568
- **2021-05-07** 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** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 531
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 531

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25d5699f-ae2d-46f5-9ef4-880b8176f61b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).