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SB0107 • 2026

Administrative Procedure (UAPA)

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 5, relative to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.

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Sponsor
Jackson, Lafferty
Last action
2025-02-03
Official status
Sponsor(s) Added.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not mention the Regulatory Flexibility Act, only the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.

Training Requirement for State Agency Heads

This bill requires state agency heads to complete periodic training to comply with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires each head of a Tennessee state agency to take periodic training.
  • The training is meant for following rules in the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Heads of Tennessee state agencies

Terms To Know

Uniform Administrative Procedures Act
Rules about how government agencies should make decisions and follow laws.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the type of training required.
  • It is unclear when the training must be completed after this law passes.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  2. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  3. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  4. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  7. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  8. 2025-01-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 286
By Lafferty

SENATE BILL 107
By Jackson

SB0107
000367
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 5, relative to the Uniform Administrative
Procedures Act.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 4, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
Each agency head shall complete periodic training for purposes of complying
with this part.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.