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HB1982 • 2026

Professions and Occupations

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 19, relative to auctioneers.

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Sponsor
Grills, Bailey
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Sponsor(s) Added.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Lowering the Minimum Age for Auctioneer License

This bill changes Tennessee's laws to allow people as young as sixteen years old to apply for an auctioneer license.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the minimum age requirement from eighteen to sixteen for applying to be a licensed bid caller auctioneer in Tennessee.
  • Updates the state law book, specifically Title 62, Chapter 19, Section 62-19-111(a)(1)(A).
  • Makes this change effective immediately after it becomes law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who want to become auctioneers in Tennessee.
  • The Tennessee Auctioneer Commission that issues these licenses.

Terms To Know

Bid caller
A person at an auction who calls out bids and helps the sale process.
Tennessee Code Annotated
The official collection of Tennessee's laws organized by subject.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how younger applicants will be trained or supervised.
  • Does not mention if there are other requirements besides age for getting a license.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  2. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  3. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

  4. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  5. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/13/2026

  6. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  7. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/9/2026

  8. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar

  9. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  10. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  11. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/31/2026

  12. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  13. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  14. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

  15. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  16. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  17. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  18. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/11/2026

  19. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    No Action Taken

  20. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/4/2026

  21. 2026-02-23 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  23. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. 2026-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  25. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee

  26. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  27. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  28. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/19/2026

  29. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  30. 2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. 2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  32. 2026-02-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  33. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee

  34. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee

  35. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  36. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/10/2026

  37. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  38. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  39. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  40. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  41. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1904
By Bailey

HOUSE BILL 1982
By Grills
HB1982
011684
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62,
Chapter 19, relative to auctioneers.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 62-19-111(a)(1)(A), is amended by
deleting "eighteen (18)" and substituting "sixteen (16)".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.