HB0338 • 2026

State Government

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 13; Title 14; Title 15; Title 41; Title 50 and Title 57, relative to state government.

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Sponsor: Crawford, Bailey
Last action: 2026-04-14
Official status: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on the implementation of electronic filing or consequences for non-compliance, leaving these aspects open-ended.

Allowing Electronic Annual Reports for State Departments

This bill allows certain state officials to submit their annual reports electronically instead of on paper.

What This Bill Does

Allows the head of each administrative department, the state treasurer, secretary of state, and adjutant general to file electronic annual reports.
Requires these reports to cover the functions, management, and financial transactions of their respective departments or agencies for the previous fiscal year.

Who It Names or Affects

State officials including heads of administrative departments, the state treasurer, secretary of state, and adjutant general.

Terms To Know

Annual Report: A yearly document that summarizes a department's activities and financial information for the past fiscal year.
Fiscal Year: The period used for calculating annual financial statements, typically ending on June 30th or December 31st.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how the electronic filing system will be implemented.
Does not detail what happens if an official cannot file electronically.

Amendments

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HA1139

Amendment 1-0 to HB0338

Plain English: House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.

House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.
1 to HB0338 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
354 House Bill No.
338* HA1139 016756 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

SA1044

Amendment 1-0 to SB0354

Plain English: Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.

Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.
1 to SB0354 Briggs Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
354 House Bill No.
338* SA1044 016756 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/13/2026
2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to the Next Calendar
2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2026
2026-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor change.
2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026
2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/10/2026
2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee
2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/3/2026
2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor change.
2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction
2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly
Intro., P1C.
2025-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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SENATE BILL 354
By Bailey

HOUSE BILL 338
By Crawford
HB0338
001928
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3;
Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 13;
Title 14; Title 15; Title 41; Title 50 and Title 57,
relative to state government.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-4-114(a)(1), is amended by adding
the following at the end of the subdivision:
Reports filed pursuant to this subdivision (a)(1) may be submitted electronically.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.