HB1108 • 2026

Licenses

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, relative to the Ola Mae Ransom Reintegration Act.

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Sponsor: Camper, Crowe
Last action: 2026-04-08
Official status: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on how many veterans might start businesses because of this change, nor does it explicitly state that county clerks and city officials must issue licenses without charging the fee when applied by veterans.

Ola Mae Ransom Reintegration Act

This bill removes a $15 fee for business licenses for veterans of the U.S. military, including those in the National Guard and Reserves.

What This Bill Does

Removes the requirement to pay a $15 fee for getting a business license if you are a veteran of the U.S. military, including the National Guard or Reserves.

Who It Names or Affects

Veterans of the U.S. military, including those in the National Guard or Reserves who want to start businesses in Tennessee.

Terms To Know

Business License: A document that allows someone to legally run a business in a specific area.
Veteran: Someone who has served in the U.S. military and is now retired or no longer serving.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill only removes the $15 fee for veterans; other costs or requirements to get a business license are not changed.
It does not specify how many veterans might start businesses because of this change.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HA0553

Amendment 1-0 to HB1108

Plain English: The amendment changes the language related to veterans' licenses and alters a specific date mentioned in the bill.

Adds 'honorably discharged' after 'charged to any' before 'veteran of the United States military' in subsection (f) of SECTION 2.
Changes the date from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, in SECTION 3.

The amendment text does not provide context about what specific licenses or provisions are being affected by these changes.

Bill History

2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed behind the budget
2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/11/2026
2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
2026-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/4/2026
2026-01-26 Tennessee General Assembly
Meeting Canceled
2026-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor change.
2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 1/28/2026
2026-01-13 Tennessee General Assembly
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/7/2026
2026-01-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 1/13/2026
2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly
Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee to 1st Calendar of 2026
2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly
Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to Second Calendar of 2026
2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2025-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly
Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
2025-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2025-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee
2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly
Intro., P1C.
2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction
2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Upon receipt of the prescribed application and payment of $15, together with any other information reasonably required,
present law generally provides that
it
is
the duty of the county clerk, in the case of taxpayers located within the
county, and the appropriate city official, in the case of taxpayers located within the incorporated municipality, to issue a
business
license to the taxpayer.

If a taxpayer has more than one location within the county or incorporated municipality, a sepa
rate license, including payment of the
$15 fee.

Present law generally requires
any incorporated municipality that imposes
a privilege
tax

and every county
to
issue a minimal activity license to any person that is exempt from taxation and licensing
for ha
ving sales of less than $100,000 per year
,
as long as
such person has sales of more than $3,000 but less than $100,000 per year within the jurisdiction.

Such license
must
be issued upon receipt of an application, to be prescribed by the department, and pa
yment of $15.

This bill enacts
the "Ola Mae Ransom Reintegration Act
,
"
which prohibits a
fee for a license
, as described above,

from
be
ing
charged to any veteran of the United States military, including the national guard and reserves.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SENATE BILL 1152
By Crowe

HOUSE BILL 1108
By Camper
HB1108
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, relative to the Ola Mae
Ransom Reintegration Act.

WHEREAS, it is the goal of the General Assembly to assist our veterans in transitional
efforts; we are proposing legislation that will give those veterans who are residents of this State
the opportunity to receive business licenses for free; and
WHEREAS, it is a fact that veterans receive various transferrable skills while in the
military as well as other technical and academic certifications and accreditation, and it benefits
the State and surrounding communities to support this legislation for economic and
entrepreneurial development; now, therefore,
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. This act is known and may be cited as the "Ola Mae Ransom
Reintegration Act."
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-4-723, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a fee for a business license must not
be charged to any veteran of the United States military, including the national guard and
reserves.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.