Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 0116 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, relative to audits of human resource agencies.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/11/2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 02, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Auditing - As enacted, removes a requirement that audits and working papers prepared by independent public accountants for annual reports by a governing board operating under the Human Resource Agency Act of 1973 be reviewed by the comptroller of the treasury prior to payment by the human resource agency. - Amends TCA Title 13.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C held on desk pending appointment of Standing Committees

  4. Ref. to caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  5. Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  6. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  7. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  8. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  9. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025

  10. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/12/2025

  11. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025

  12. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/19/2025

  13. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  14. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025

  15. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  16. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  17. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025

  18. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/31/2025

  19. Comp. SB subst.

  20. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 155

  21. Filed for introduction

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  23. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  24. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025

  25. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  26. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/20/2025

  27. Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  28. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  29. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  30. Subst. for comp. HB.

  31. Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2

  32. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  33. Signed by Senate Speaker

  34. Signed by H. Speaker

  35. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  36. Signed by Governor.

  37. Pub. Ch. 155

  38. Effective date(s) 04/11/2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0116 do?
Auditing - As enacted, removes a requirement that audits and working papers prepared by independent public accountants for annual reports by a governing board operating under the Human Resource Agency Act of 1973 be reviewed by the comptroller of the treasury prior to payment by the human resource agency. - Amends TCA Title 13.
Who sponsors SB 0116?
SB 0116 is sponsored by Hatcher, Tom (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0116?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.
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