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Tennessee General Assembly · HB 2534 · Sponsor(s) Added.

Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, precludes certain boards administratively attached to the department of environment and conservation from voting to review the initial order of an administrative law judge in

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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 60; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to contested cases. Read the full text

114th general assembly (2025-2026)

What it does

Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, precludes certain boards administratively attached to the department of environment and conservation from voting to review the initial order of an administrative law judge in an administrative proceeding, but preserves the right of a party to appeal an initial order directly to the board; reduces from 180 to 90 days the period of time from the completion of the record of a contested case hearing within which an administrative law judge must issue an
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Filed for introduction · Jan 21, 2026

Senate

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Jan 22, 2026

Senate

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee · Feb 2, 2026

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 2/18/2026 · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee · Feb 18, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2026 · Feb 25, 2026

Senate

Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/11/2026 · Mar 4, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 · Mar 5, 2026

Senate

Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Mar 11, 2026

Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026 · Mar 17, 2026

Senate

Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6 · Mar 19, 2026

Senate

Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Mar 19, 2026

Senate

Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Mar 23, 2026

House

Subst. for comp. HB. · Apr 7, 2026

House

Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 20, PNV 0 · Apr 7, 2026

House

Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 8, 2026

Senate

Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 14, 2026

Senate

Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 16, 2026

House

Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 17, 2026

Senate

Signed by Governor. · Apr 27, 2026

Senate

Pub. Ch. 838 · May 5, 2026

House

Effective date(s) 04/27/2026 · May 5, 2026

House

Filed for introduction · Feb 3, 2026

House

Intro., P1C. · Feb 4, 2026

House

P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee - Government Operations for Review · Feb 5, 2026

House

Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee · Feb 5, 2026

House

Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 · Mar 11, 2026

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Mar 16, 2026

House

Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee · Mar 18, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/24/2026 · Mar 18, 2026

House

Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee · Mar 24, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/30/2026 · Mar 25, 2026

House

Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · Mar 30, 2026

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 · Apr 1, 2026

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2026 · Apr 2, 2026

House

Comp. SB subst. · Apr 7, 2026

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 7, 2026

House

The numbers

4
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

LamberthCochranDarbyReedy

Recorded votes

Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-30 · Passed · Ayes 9, Noes 1
Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-24 · Passed · Ayes 15, Noes 0
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources CommitteeHouse · 2026-03-18 · Passed · Ayes 7, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Sponsor(s) Added. (Apr 7, 2026).