TennesseeHB 1913114th General Assembly (2025-2026)House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 5, relative to administrative rules.

Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable

Signed by Governor

Administrative Procedure (UAPA)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Businesses get more notice on new rules

Beginning January 1, 2027, agencies must post new or changed rules on their homepage during the 45‑day comment period and email known trade groups at least 45 days before the hearing. Agencies must wait until after public comments to write a fiscal impact statement that estimates actual compliance costs and explains its assumptions. The statement must show proof of outreach to affected businesses and may include anonymous and board feedback; agencies cannot split rules to dodge cost caps. Each year by January 31, starting in 2028, agencies file an annual report adding up these impacts, and the Secretary of State posts links. The “regulated community” means private industries, businesses, people in commerce, and licensed professionals—not people only indirectly affected as service applicants or recipients. These steps apply to agencies whose rules need General Assembly approval and do not cover federally required rules or certain fee‑only licensure rules.

Legislative vote on high-cost rules

Beginning January 1, 2027, any rule with an estimated negative impact over $1,000,000 across five years (or over one year for an emergency rule) takes effect only after a stand‑alone majority vote in both the House and Senate, following committee review. When an estimate exceeds this cap, the agency must promptly send the fiscal statement to the Governor, the Senate and House Speakers, and the Joint Government Operations chairs; for emergency rules, the notice must state the rule’s expiration timeline. These checks apply to agencies whose rules need General Assembly approval and do not apply to federally required rules or certain fee‑only licensure rules.

Tighter limits on emergency rules

Beginning January 1, 2027, an agency must file a fiscal impact statement within 45 days after an emergency rule starts; if it misses the deadline, the rule ends the next day. If the estimate shows more than $1,000,000 in negative impact in one year, the emergency rule expires on the earlier of 180 days, the end of the next special session, or the 14th legislative day of the next regular session. The General Assembly can keep an expiring emergency rule by a majority vote of both chambers during a special or regular session. These limits apply to agencies whose rules need General Assembly approval and exclude certain temporary responses to new or amended state law and federally required or specified fee rules.

Effective date and rule coverage

This act takes effect January 1, 2027. It applies only to rules where notice was not filed with the Secretary of State before January 1, 2027.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Cosponsors

Jody Barrett
Republican • House
Charlie Baum
Republican • House
Rush Bricken
Republican • House
Ed Butler
Republican • House
Kip Capley
Republican • House
Michele Carringer
Republican • House
Scott Cepicky
Republican • House
Mark Cochran
Republican • House
John Crawford
Republican • House
Tandy Darby
Republican • House
Elaine Davis
Republican • House
Clay Doggett
Republican • House
Rick Eldridge
Republican • House
Jeremy Faison
Republican • House
Andrew Farmer
Republican • House
Ron M. Gant
Republican • House
Johnny Garrett
Republican • House
John Gillespie
Republican • House
Rusty Grills
Republican • House
Michael Hale
Republican • House
Kirk Haston
Republican • House
David B. Hawk
Republican • House
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican • House
Tim Hicks
Republican • House
Timothy Hill
Republican • House
Dan Howell
Republican • House
Bud Hulsey
Republican • House
Renea Jones
Republican • House
Kelly Keisling
Republican • House
Sabi 'Doc' Kumar
Republican • House
Justin Lafferty
Republican • House
William Lamberth
Republican • House
Michael Lankford
Republican • House
Tom Leatherwood
Republican • House
Mary Littleton
Republican • House
Susan M. Lynn
Republican • House
Aron Maberry
Republican • House
Pat Marsh
Republican • House
Brock Martin
Republican • House
Greg Martin
Republican • House
Jake McCalmon
Republican • House
Debra Moody
Republican • House
Jerome Moon
Republican • House
Powers
Affiliation unavailable
Jay D. Reedy
Republican • House
Reeves
Affiliation unavailable
Michele Reneau
Republican • House
Tim Rudd
Republican • House
Iris Rudder
Republican • House
Lowell Russell
Republican • House
Rick Scarbrough
Republican • House
Cameron Sexton
Republican • House
Paul Sherrell
Republican • House
William Slater
Republican • House
Mike Sparks
Republican • House
Stevens
Affiliation unavailable
Bryan Terry
Republican • House
Chris Todd
Republican • House
Kevin Vaughan
Republican • House
Greg Vital
Republican • House
Ryan Williams
Republican • House
Dave Wright
Republican • House
Jason Zachary
Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 112 • No: 21

Senate vote • 4/16/2026

FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/16/2026

Yes: 24 • No: 4

House vote • 4/13/2026

HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 4/13/2026

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026

Yes: 76 • No: 16

House vote • 4/6/2026

HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Yes: 12 • No: 1

Bill Text

HA1046 (Substitute)
4/13/2026
PDF
Enrolled / Public Chapter
PDF
Fiscal Note
PDF
Introduced
PDF
SA0850
PDF

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