republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/114/hb-321.md

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type: "Bill"
title: "Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, requires each department, agency, office, commission, institution, or instrumentality of the executive branch to accept electronic transmissions; defines the meaning of electronic transmission as applicable to this state's code; removes the terms \"fax\" or \"facsimile\" in certain statutes and replaces the terms with electronic transmission. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 20; Title 22; Title 24; Title 31; Title 33; Title 36; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 71."
description: "Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, requires each department, agency, office, commission, institution, or instrumentality of the executive branch to accept electronic transmissions; defines the meaning of electronic transmission as applicable to this state's code; removes the terms \"fax\" or \"facsimile\" in certain statutes and replaces the terms with electronic transmission. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 20; Title 22; Title 24; Title 31; Title 33; Title 36; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 321"
citation: "Tennessee HB 321 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Computers and Electronic Processing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-22"
last_action: "2025-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9666a54c-5b24-4627-813d-60d4bf603d0b"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0321&ga=114"
source_hash: "6a0d727f620cd6be9ddd166f01c643a109a6c05f8f827460767f615d9818bb87"
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 321 (114) — Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, requires each department, agency, office, commission, institution, or instrumentality of the executive branch to accept electronic transmissions; defines the meaning of electronic transmission as applicable to this state's code; removes the terms "fax" or "facsimile" in certain statutes and replaces the terms with electronic transmission. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 20; Title 22; Title 24; Title 31; Title 33; Title 36; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0010** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0010.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0036** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0036.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0321.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/11/2025 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025 2/20/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2025 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/19/2025 Passed (3) — **22–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-03** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03** P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/11/2025
- **2025-02-11** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/20/2025
- **2025-02-19** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025
- **2025-02-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0010) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-02-27** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0036)
- **2025-03-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04** Effective date(s) 01/01/2026
- **2025-04-04** Pub. Ch. 94

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9666a54c-5b24-4627-813d-60d4bf603d0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).